Re: [Evolution] Setting default applications and locations for attachments

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

On Wed, 2020-01-22 at 06:49 -0800, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-01-22 at 05:57 -0800, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
> > When a message is displayed with an attachment two small icons appear to the left of the attachment. 
> > Clicking on the one to the right displays a list of actions; the one to the left causes the top action in 
> > this list to be taken.
> > (Applications) How can an item be added to or removed from the list?   How can the order of items in the 
> > list be changed?
> > (Locations) When the action is "Save As", a mini file-browser appears. At the left of this browser are 
> > two lists of locations. What exactly are the functions of these lists? The function of the top one is 
> > clear: it sets the base location for saving. What is the function of the very similar list at the bottom? 
> >  How can an item be added to or removed from the lists?
> >
> > In my case the default application for a .docx document is Calligra Words; I want it to be Libre Office; 
> > and I want to add a location to the list of base locations for saving files, since I often save to a 
> > particular location which is not on the current list.
>
> I have solved (Applications), which is set by KDE Settings->Applications->File Associations for the desired 
> extension (in this case .docx ). As you guess, KDE is my platform.
> For the other question (Locations), I still need an answer.

In Gnome you need to "Bookmark" the folder and it appears in the left
pane of the file browser. A similar process should probably work with
KDE.

P.