On 09/27/2012 05:49 AM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
On 27/09/12 02:12, Ed Greshko types:
> On 09/27/2012 05:37 AM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>> How do I change the default application for playing a video file
>> received from an iPhone [.mov]?
>>
>> Presently I have to save it and play with vlc which works
>> perfectly.
>> Something called "Parole" is all that is offered and I have never
>> succeeded in playing anything using it, considering just removing
>> it. Google describes methods for setting the default but they don't
>> seem applicable to XFCE and F-17/64.
> If you start the file manager, "Thunar", and then right click on the
> X.mov file pick "Open with" and then "Open with other
Application"
> you should be able to choose vlc and that choice should stick for all
> .mov files.
>
Perhaps it should "stick" but it does not. I can view it that way
but I am still offered only Parole with no "Other" option when I
attempt to view the video in Thunderbird mail. Do you know of a file
that can be changed manually?
Thanks,
Bob
I have somewhat of a similar problem to this, I have Thunderbird
installed on Fedora 17, and in the "Details" tab ofthe "System
Details"
where it lists the default applications for various types of files, I have:
Web: Firefox
Mail: Thunderbird
Calendar: _*Software Install???!!!*_
Music: Clementine
Video: Movie Player
Photos: Image Viewer
How do I change the (obviously!) incorrect assignment of Software
Install for viewing / opening Calendar? Bear in mind I already have
"Lightning" installed as a Thunderbird Add-on.....so I can already view
and manipulate my calendar through TB's interface....but HOW and WHY did
Software Install assign itself to that task?...and how do I undo this?
It's not hampering my usage of the PC in any way, it's just annoying....
Thanks!
EGO II