[sylpheed:35943] Re: Is it possible to run applications by file extension?

[Globe Trotter]

 I have wanted this for a long time and found its need most when I am in
 a hurry. Dear Hiroyuki, could you please see what it would entail to do
 this?
 
 Thanks!
GT




On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 9:36 PM, Craig <freecycle01 at pisquared.net> wrote:
 
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:55:33 -0800 (PST) Globe Trotter

<itsme_410 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have been running sylpheed for a while. One issue that Is there a way
> (and place) to set applications to open with specific file types. For
> instance, I would like to be able to use zathura to open .pdf files,
> gnumeric to open .xls files, abiword to open .doc files and so on. But
> I want these actions to be the default, and I do not want to have to go
> and change the "Open with" button every time a file type that arrives
> changes. Is it possible to have this feature?

I was just thinking about this myself today. It would be handy.


Craig