Generally I favor "fewer steps" to "more steps". Your conclusion that this cannot be undone is not correct. It can always be undone in the same step-intensive way you currently have to do it in the first place.
5 steps: Right-click > Properties > Open With > Set Default Application > "Close" http://neartalk.com/ss/2016-06-07_003_742x636.png Currently you have do all these non-intuitive steps anytime you want to change the default application, when usually it would be nicer to set this in one step as proposed, the first time you open the file type, and then only do the longer steps in the event that you "change you mind". I favor "fewer steps" to "more steps". Especially when it is more intuitive (as what I've proposed is). Concept: "Put settings closer where they're used". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/986189 Title: Missing "Always Use" checkbox in "Open With" Dialog Status in Nautilus: Won't Fix Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: 1) Right-click a file in nautilus 2) Select "Open With" 3) Select "Other Application" 4) See the attached screenshot MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png Notice that it is missing the check box option to "Always use this program for this kind of file". Even if their are alternative ways to accomplish this, they are not apparent (user-friendly/requiring-less-steps). I see evidence that this issue has been reported before, and fixes issued, but I'm filling this new bug report because the issue is still present. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.4.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Apr 20 08:31:54 2012 GsettingsChanges: org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '687x847+65+204' org.gnome.nautilus.window-state sidebar-width 188 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state start-with-status-bar true InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-05 (14 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/986189/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
