On 3 Jul 2008 at 13:50, H.S. wrote: > Phil Hibbs wrote: > > If you choose to make OO the default handler, does it change the > > description of the files? That would rather annoy me - they aren't > > OpenOffice files, they are Microsoft Word files. My brother keeps > > recommending IrfanView but I won't install it because I don't want > > every file on my computer to be called an IrfanView File. Applications > > should not claim all files as their own! ... > In any case, once you have installed an application, you can always > change the file association from Options menu from an application. > > BTW, IrfanViewer is a pretty nice piece of image viewer (and editing?) > application. One of the things I like best in it is its ability to do > batch processing --- apply some operation on a bunch of image files in > one go.
I'd not be without it (another minor reason for not junking XP :-( sad!) I wonder if PH has not noticed the rather full menu for dealing with the various file types, under otions | set file associations. I've never seen anything so comprehensive! -- Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
