Re: [Evolution] Changing default app for opening .doc files

[Peter N Spotts <pspotts alum mit edu>]

On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 10:46 -0400, Daniel Gryniewicz wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 08:52 -0400, Peter N Spotts wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > I'm running Evolution 2.10 on Xubuntu 7.04b; how can I switch the
> > "preferred" app for opening *.doc files from abiword to openoffice's
> > swriter?
> >
> > Pete
>
> Hi, Pete.
>
> This is done in Nautilus, not in evo.  Find a .doc file, right click,
> and go to the "Open With" tab.  Select the program you want, and you're
> done.  Evo will respect those settings.
>
> Daniel

Ah, so I'll have to install Nautilus...with XUbuntu, I'm running Xfce as
the window/desktop manager. I thought there might merely be a file I
could tweak, since I don't have much Gnome stuff installed...

Thanks,

Pete
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