Re: View Gnumeric vs Opening

[Donald D Henson <wepin wepin com>]

On Tue, 2004-06-01 at 03:09, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 14:36, Donald D Henson wrote:
> > SuSE 9.1, Gnome 2.4, Nautilus 2.4.2
> > 
> > When I click on most application file icons, the application is executed
> > and the file is loaded into the application, just as I would expect.
> > However, when I click on a Gnumeric file icon, I get the file opened
> > (for viewing only) in another Nautilus window. I've tried to find a
> > place to set an option or something but I can't find any. Does anyone
> > know how to make Nautilus open a Gnumeric file rather than just viewing
> > it? Should I submit a bug? Any advice/assistance will be appreciated.
> 
> This is because you once set gnumeric files to "open in view" in the
> mime system. I think you can change that with the "open with -> other
> application -> go there" dialog. 
> 
It was even easier than that. Turns out there was no default application
set. Once set, Gnumeric files open in Gnumeric as they're supposed to.
Thanks for the suggestion. If you hadn't pointed me in that direction, I
may never have gone there.

Don Henson