19 Mar
2025
19 Mar
'25
1:16 a.m.
On Tuesday 18 March 2025 12:44:04 WraithGlade via tde-users wrote:
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
On 3/17/25 7:20 PM, William Morder via tde-users
<users(a)trinitydesktop.org>
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!