Hi Steven! On Sat, 04 Sep 2004, Steven Feinstein wrote:
> > You should be able to just right-click on your file, select "Open With", > > choose your preferred app, and at the bottom of this window (before you > > click on OK), should be something like "Remember application association > > for this type of file". That should set that file type to open with your > > preferred app in the future. > > > > I agree with you. That is what should happen. But for some reason it's > not. I right-click, select Open With.., Other choose my app from the > Debian menu (in this case Debian | Apps | Viewers | MPlayer). I select > Remember Application Association and it says Updating Configuration.. and > then opens the file in MPlayer. The next time I left click on that file, > kaboodle opens again. > > I don't know if I have a setting wrong or its a permissions issue somewhere, > but the association is not staying. Have you tried just typing "mplayer" into the field at the top? This is what I do. I don't select apps from the menus. Seems to work fine this way. I have video files open up in mplayer. -- "I need to discuss BUY-BACK PROVISIONS with at least six studio SLEAZEBALLS!!" --Zippy the Pinhead -- B. L. Jilek 52597432 | Reap the Freedom! Use Linux! | ICQ: 83785391 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Check out this site. | Yahoo: bljilek www.topazcrow.com | http://www.againsttcpa.com | AOL: brianleejilek ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
