On Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:09:37 +0000, richard wrote: > In Libreoffice writer, when you open a file, they are displayed in > alphabetical order. > How do you set the default order to be by date,( third column ) Mmm... in OOo, if you choose an OO-styled "open with..." menu instead using your system's default (gtk or qt) the last option you select to sort the files it remains unchanged, at least from the same session. Greetings, -- Camaleón