On Friday 22 September 2006 14:34, Josef Lowder wrote:
> .
> I think I asked this once before, but I have not yet found an answer or
> solution to my question.
>
> How can one change the defaults (and add new options that will stay there
> and not disappear at the next startup) in the Firefox file opening dialog?
> An example is shown at this link: http://www.firefox.com/temp/open.pdf.jpg
>
> The default was 'xpdf' but then after I installed Acrobat Reader, that
> became the default and 'xpdf' disappeared from the list. I added 'xpdf'
> back it is no longer the default. How can I make xpdf the default again?
>
> Also, when I asked this question previously, it was pertaining to image
> files rather than to pdf files, and in that case, the default was Gimp.
> With the "other" option, I was able to add 'kview' but I was not able to
> make it the default. And, sometimes, 'kview' has just disappeared and is
> no longer even an option, so I have to add it again and again.
>
> I am using Firefox 1.0.4 (because I'm apprehensive about switching to a
> newer version of Firefox (another story). In my version of Firefox,
> "Preferences" does not allow (in any way I can find) for these changes to
> be made. Surely there are configuration files in which one should be able
> to make the necessary changes, however.
>
Josef,
File associations are handled by the Desktop (KDE or GNOME or Widows). In KDE
look under KDE Control Center/KDE Components. You can change file
associations there.
Dennisk
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