Right click on a pdf file, select properties -> open with -> and select evince instead of acroread.
That it the way to easily change default applications for gnome. On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Helmut Jarausch < jarau...@igpm.rwth-aachen.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I've discovered balsa , a great mail client, btw. > How can I configure the application which is called for a pdf > attachment. > > I cannot see any configuration item for balsa itself, so I suppose > it must be a Gnome setting. > > Currently it's set to acroread, but I'd like to set it evince. > I've checked ~/.mime.types and several files in /usr/share/mime* > > The only file I've found is > /usr/share/mime-info/gnome-vfs.keys > > Is that the right place? How should I edit it (with a standard text > editor?) > > Many thanks for your help, > Helmut. > > >
