Jos van Kan wrote: > Dennis E. Slice schreef: > >> But, that does not change the TB default app for such files - a new >> window now opens briefly before the file is opened and the "Action" >> preference page shows the separate, explicit, nondefault specification >> of one of the above, soffice, etc. That might be fine, except... >> >> I see know way to add "XLS" or any other extensions as a supported file >> type. The only ones listed are: DOC JPG PDF and ASC. Buttons support: >> Remove Action, Change Action, but no Add/New Action. They must be coming >> from somewhere else. > > Yes that's a design error in TB. (sort of) Send yourself an attached .xls file > and open it in TB. You get a dialog box asking you what to do with it and > there > you can choose "open it with oocalc". You also can check a box "Always perform > this action with this kind of file" and from that moment on Bob is your uncle. > No doubt the philosophy of the TB designers is that you shouldn't worry about > attached .xls files as long as you don't get them. They have a point there. > :-) > > Regards, >
We have a winner, and Bob, it appears, is indeed my uncle! After right clicking on the .xls file and specifying they are to be opened with "/usr/bin/openoffice.org2.3" and this is to be done for all such files, XLS now appears in the "Action" list and things work as expected. I even deleted the DOC Action I had set in the panel and reset it this way for consistency, but that was really unnecessary. I suppose TB was built to assume an earlier version of OOo and its file names and locations. Thanks to all who contributed. Hopefully, this exchange will help others, as well. -dslice -- Dennis E. Slice Department of Anthropology University of Vienna ======================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
