On 07/07/10 12:45:05, App Deb wrote: > 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.
Unfortunately, not for me (Gnome 2.30) Before and after the above procedure I have gnomevfs-info MyFile.pdf still shows MIME type : application/pdf Default app : wine-extension-pdf.desktop I wonder where this 'wine-extension-pdf.desktop' is coming from. And Balsa tries to use this when viewing a pdf attachment. I'm lost, Helmut. > 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. > > > > > > >
