On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 17:56 -0300, Fernando Cassia wrote: > I found myself on a command line window, wanting to open a PDF, and I > didnt remember the name of the pdf reader that now comes as a default > install for Fedora. Too many years of "just installing Acrobat" left > me with "./acroread whatever.pdf" engraved into my brain cells. > > So.. I had to go to "add/remove programs" type "PDF" in the search > field, and then wait as the program showed the name of the app: > evince. > > Now that's great. I now know its 'evince whatever.pdf'. > > But that got me thinking. Shouldn't there be a "meta-command" like > "open filename.whatever" that just seeks the default file association > in gnome or whatever, and find the app name, and invoke the right app > without the end user having to memorize the exact app name associated > with any given file extension type?. > > I'm not exceptionally bright, and my bright ideas more often than not > tend to be ideas implemented ages ago... so I guess that utilty might > exist already, no? > > FC If you display the file as a GUI icon inn your home file system. Start at the Home icon (or computer icon) and go down to the file, clicking will show you options for opening a pdf file. Although evince will do that, acroread is the adobe reader application. -- ======================================================================= It's more than magnificent -- it's mediocre. -- Sam Goldwyn ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
