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ezzetabi

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Registered: 2006-08-27

Posts: 947

double click effect on linux...

I set up a Arch Linux computer for my parents, it works well. But once I installed ``gimp'' double clicking on a picture starts gimp instead of the simple and fast picture viewer of LXDE.

I am not familiar with how the desktop environment decides what exec on double click... How it works?
I saw those .desktop files, but I could not get how to select the one to use in front of a particular mime type if more programs manage it.

Secondly, I use audacious for music... Can I put two separate effects ``enqueue'' and ``play outright'' in the right mouse button menu?

thanks for any piece of advice.
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Mr.Elendig

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Registered: 2004-11-07

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Re: double click effect on linux...

No idea how lxde does it, but in gnome and kde, you just right click -> preferences -> open with...

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ezzetabi

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Registered: 2006-08-27

Posts: 947

Re: double click effect on linux...

The point is changing the default behaviour. If I right click and select the correct program it works fine, but how can I select the default program when I double left click?

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Re: double click effect on linux...

You can mostly do that by choosing "properties" in the right-click menu of a file.

ezzetabi

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Registered: 2006-08-27

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Re: double click effect on linux...

Yes, and there is a file called
~/.local/share/application/defaults.list
with all the defaults.

Thanks everyone.