At 07:33 PM 12/10/01, Russell C. wrote: >Julia Thompson wrote: > >>I don't know if this will help, but what I'd do is: >>* find an icon for one of these to right-click on >>* right-click on the icon and select "Open file with" or whatever the >>option is for that sort of thing >>* select the program you want to open it with >>* select the checkbox that indicates you want to use that program to >>open that sort of file every time >I concur with Julia that this is a simple effective way to achieve the >goal, with one minor change: >Right click on a file only gives you the "Open With" option if it doesn't >already have an asscociation.
Yeah, I noticed that. >If that file type is associated with a different graphics viewer, you will >need to highlight the file, then Shift & Right Click. Oh. Now why didn't it tell me that somewhere? >Irfanview could be a good option - it's the right price, and it has very >nice association options during install - if the associations get messed >up later, it will happily re-assign them. Depends on whether or not you >want *another* graphics viewer. FWIW, Irfanview _is_ the one I'm trying to get them all assigned to. Unfortunately, when I installed it, either I didn't do something right or the computer decided to do something different, 'cuz it tries to open .gif's with one program, .jpg's with another (Picture Perfect, in this case), and so on. Well, I'll be . . . using Shift+ Right Click (which is actually the button to the left of the touchpad: "Left Click" is the button _below_ the touchpad) then selecting "Open With", selecting "iview36" and then clicking on "Always use this program to open this type of file" appears to have worked! At least it changed all the .jpg's in one directory, which nothing else did. Thanks! And thanks to all the others who replied. Except Alberto. ;-P -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
