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bpeary

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Registered: 2012-08-25

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Wine reverts to default applications with each upgrade

I use notepad++ rather than microsoft notepad as my default text editor.  But each time we get an upgraded version of wine (seems like every two weeks lately) wine reverts to notepad, and I have to reestablish notepadd++ as the default.  Starting to get annoying.  Anyone have a workaround?

Lone_Wolf

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Re: Wine reverts to default applications with each upgrade

I'm guessing you change one of the files in ~/.local/share/applications/wine manually to make notepad++ default text editor ?

If so, winemenubuilder probably overwrites your settings when wine configuration is updated (either through winecfg or when you first start wine after upgrade).

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wi … sociations may be helpful .

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2015-08-31 12:17:50)

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bpeary

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Registered: 2012-08-25

Posts: 45

Re: Wine reverts to default applications with each upgrade

Thanks Lone_Wolf.  I've been letting notepad++ modify the associations.  There's a section in its preferences where you flag it as the default application for relevant extensions.

I've made the change suggested in your link, removing the -a option from the winemenubuilder line in system.reg, and will post the results next time wine is updated.

bpeary

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Registered: 2012-08-25

Posts: 45

Re: Wine reverts to default applications with each upgrade

Nope.  Still reverts when wine updates, to windows notepad as the default text application.