[hblug] KDE File associations..

chris morris racepics at paradise.net.nz
Fri Mar 9 08:13:28 NZDT 2007


Ralph Slooten wrote:
> Have a look in your Control Center under the KDE Components -> File
> Associations. By the sounds of it Google Earth has been added to
> "all->all" or "all->allfiles".
>   
Thats the problem - Google Earth is not there under File Associations 
anymore.
Plain txt files are associated with Kate only - but still open with 
Google Earth.

> As for text files etc, I'm not sure. Normally in the File Associations
> you can remove the top one, provided it's not hard-coded, else then you
> can order it down the list.
>   

I have removed all except Kate for plain txt file types but they still 
open with Google Earth.
> Other than this, I have no idea. I installed Google Earth manually and
> it's not associated with any files at all ~ however I use Gentoo which I
> presume you are not using.
>   

Kubuntu64
> Another quick fix is going through that "Open With" menu, then selecting
> "other", clicking the application and ticking the "Remember application
> association for this type of file".
>   
cheers
chris.




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