Default Applications

[John R. Sowden]

Thanks.  Your comment regarding the "open with" list being the same as 
the menu list is very helpful.

On 12/11/2015 10:48 AM, P. Echols wrote:
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> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 10:20 AM, John R. Sowden 
> <jsowden at americansentry.net <mailto:jsowden at americansentry.net>> wrote:
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>     I am having an issue with PDF files.  There seems to be no place
>     to set the default program to read PDF files.  Xubuntu 14.04.  I
>     went to the settings menu, preferred applications.  No option for
>     (a) PDF files, or (b) to add more default programs, based on file
>     type.  Somehow a program called ristritto is the default.  I have
>     never selected it, it seems to be for graphics, not pdf.
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> Locate a PDF in your file manager.  Right click and select 
> properties.  Go to the "open with" tab, scroll to your application and 
> highlight it.  Click the "Set as Default" button at the bottom.
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> Note:  This assumes that the file manager in X-buntu behaves the same 
> as nautilus.
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> Note:  All the applications in the application menu should be listed.  
> If your program is not listed, that is a different problem.
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