On Tuesday 18 March 2025 12:44:04 WraithGlade via tde-users wrote: > On 3/17/25 7:20 PM, William Morder via tde-users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Now, I have tried to follow this thread, but maybe I have missed some > > details, and maybe I don't grasp why you are going about this in a way > > that seems much harder than necessary. And if I am totally missing the > > mark here, I apologize. But here goes. > > > > Try this: right-click on the item that you want to open with X [whatever > > your desired viewer or program]. Then choose "Open With"; after which you > > will see a list of your most likely choices. (The default choice will be > > at the top of the list.) > > > > ... > > > > Slainté! (It's St Patrick's Day here.) > > Later tonight, I will raise a toast to all my worthy friends, and even > > maybe to some who are unworthy. > > > > Bill > > Happy (belated) St. Patrick's Day to you as well Bill! > > It is interesting that the thought of mentioning right clicking on the file > type and selecting "Open With..." didn't occur to me (or anyone else of us) > considering doing so is probably the most straightforward solution for at > least most file type association workflows. That is good thinking and good > clarity of thought! > > I suppose we got caught up in the implicit assumption that a more complex > solution must be needed and hence skipped over the most obvious and most > standard solution in our minds. Such are the quirks of the human mind, heh. > > In any case, it has been a useful thought exercise to think about all the > different possible ways of approaching managing file associations and such, > and it has at least been a fruitful discussion in that regard, as it has > made me (and probably others) much more aware of additional possibilities > I'd not have thought of otherwise or not have fully mulled over with proper > appreciation of the pros and cons of different approaches, etc. > > Anyway though, today seems like a wonderful spring day (at least where I > am) and I intend to enjoy it. The sunlight is good for the body and the > mind. And, on that note, I am wishing you all (the TDE community) all the > best today/tonight! Glad that I could be of some help to somebody out there. I was beginning to wonder if my emails were going through to the list. It may be that Darrell has other needs, but I thought that I ought at least to point out an easier way for the average user. Don't get me wrong: I also like to know how things work, and I don't mind digging into the settings and configuration files that were not intended to be read by human beings. Most of the time, though, I just want to get things done. My machines are supposed to serve me, although sometimes I must show them who is the boss. Bill ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
