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From: App Deb <appdebgr@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] (gnome) default pdf viewer
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:45:27
Message-Id: AANLkTinP5jfjSDNAAIHC502SS8TwOn0s8jpOVrGScRx7@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] (gnome) default pdf viewer by Helmut Jarausch
1 Right click on a pdf file, select properties -> open with -> and select
2 evince instead of acroread.
3
4 That it the way to easily change default applications for gnome.
5
6 On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Helmut Jarausch <
7 jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de> wrote:
8
9 > Hi,
10 >
11 > I've discovered balsa , a great mail client, btw.
12 > How can I configure the application which is called for a pdf
13 > attachment.
14 >
15 > I cannot see any configuration item for balsa itself, so I suppose
16 > it must be a Gnome setting.
17 >
18 > Currently it's set to acroread, but I'd like to set it evince.
19 > I've checked ~/.mime.types and several files in /usr/share/mime*
20 >
21 > The only file I've found is
22 > /usr/share/mime-info/gnome-vfs.keys
23 >
24 > Is that the right place? How should I edit it (with a standard text
25 > editor?)
26 >
27 > Many thanks for your help,
28 > Helmut.
29 >
30 >
31 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] (gnome) default pdf viewer Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>