[kupfer] help: Add information on changing file associations
- From: Ulrik Sverdrup <usverdrup src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [kupfer] help: Add information on changing file associations
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:29:08 +0000 (UTC)
commit c327c3190ad2b719c12c6d4caf063905c7be8165
Author: Ulrik Sverdrup <ulrik sverdrup gmail com>
Date: Tue Mar 29 21:28:55 2011 +0200
help: Add information on changing file associations
help/C/moreusage.page | 9 +++++++++
help/C/plugin-applications.page | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/moreusage.page b/help/C/moreusage.page
index 22e4795..d7a549d 100644
--- a/help/C/moreusage.page
+++ b/help/C/moreusage.page
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
</p>
</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Opening Files and Folders</title>
+ <p>
+ Using the action <em>Open</em>, files and folders are opened in their
+ preferred application. The application associations can be changed,
+ see <link xref="plugin-applications"/>.
+ </p>
+ </section>
+
<section>
<title>The <em>Comma Trick</em></title>
<p> The comma trick allows the user to use actions on many objects at
diff --git a/help/C/plugin-applications.page b/help/C/plugin-applications.page
index f0e4475..ad9ed92 100644
--- a/help/C/plugin-applications.page
+++ b/help/C/plugin-applications.page
@@ -45,7 +45,38 @@
<item>
<p>
Type <key>Tab</key> to select the third (indirect object) pane
- and in it, select the application the file with.
+ and in it, select the application to open the file with.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+ <p>
+ The action <em>Open</em> opens files and folders with the registered
+ default application for that specific file type. This can be
+ configured using the action <em>Set Default Application...</em>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The file type associations are provided by the desktop environment, and
+ modifying them here will modify them on the desktop as well. This may
+ not be true when not using GNOME or XFCE.
+ </p>
+ <steps>
+ <title>Selecting default application for a file type or folders</title>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Select a file or folder in <app>Kupfer</app>
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Type <key>Tab</key> and select the action <em>Set Default
+ Application...</em>
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Type <key>Tab</key> to select the third (indirect object) pane
+ and in it, select the application to always open the file type with.
</p>
</item>
</steps>
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