Re: Feedback on users/gnome-help/3.14/files-open.page

[Jim Campbell <jcampbell gnome org>]

Hi Antoine,

Thanks for your reply. This should help you to do what you want to do:

https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/files-open.html.en

Let us know if you require additional help.

Thanks!!

Jim

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015, at 03:40 PM, Antoine wrote:
> Hello Jim,
>
> Thank you very much for your answer.
>
> Unfortunately, your solution can't afford me to open a specific file with
> my application by default.
> Indeed, I would like to open file with .fig extension with matlab. But
> matlab did not appear in the list of application that I can use.
> Do you know how can I give the path to my application ? In order to
> /usr/local/bin/matlab opens files with .fig extension by default.
>
> Thank you for your help !
>
> Antoine 
>
> > Le 27 janv. 2015 à 12:34, Jim Campbell <jcampbell gnome org> a écrit :
> >
> > Hello Antoine,
> >
> > Thank you for your feedback regarding the user help in GNOME. I
> > appreciate you taking the time to let us know of your question.
> >
> > I'm currently reviewing the help related to Files and Folders, and
> > should have the issue resolved in the documentation shortly. In the
> > meantime, you can set default applications for certain types of files by
> > using the GNOME Control Center. Go to Control Center > Details > Default
> > Applications, and then choose your preferred application for the type of
> > file / service you're looking to change.
> >
> > I hope that addresses your question! Let us know if that doesn't solve
> > the issue for you, though.
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > Jim