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  • Can I stop LibreOffice from opening for particular File types??

    From Daniel65@2:250/1 to All on Mon Oct 25 10:57:46 2021
    I realise this is not a Mageia Question as such, but as LibreOffice
    comes bundled with Mageia, I thought I'd ask here before going looking
    for a LibreOffice newsgroup. Or am I wanting/needing to change a Mageia
    system setting??

    When I double click on a ".txt" file, LibreOffice opens up for me with
    my file in focus. It's just a simple Text file, so I don't need a full
    blown Wordprocessor opening up for me, so how can I stop LibreOffice
    opening, but get a simple program like kWrite to open, instead??

    TIA
    --
    Daniel

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  • From marchugo@2:250/1 to All on Mon Oct 25 12:47:08 2021
    On 10/25/21 11:57, Daniel65 wrote:
    I realise this is not a Mageia Question as such, but as LibreOffice
    comes bundled with Mageia, I thought I'd ask here before going looking
    for a LibreOffice newsgroup. Or am I wanting/needing to change a Mageia system setting??

    When I double click on a ".txt" file, LibreOffice opens up for me with
    my file in focus. It's just a simple Text file, so I don't need a full
    blown Wordprocessor opening up for me, so how can I stop LibreOffice opening, but get a simple program like kWrite to open, instead??

    TIA


    Right click on your .txt file, then click on Properties. There you can
    choose with which editor you open a txt file.

    Marc.

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  • From marchugo@2:250/1 to All on Mon Oct 25 12:56:45 2021
    On 10/25/21 11:57, Daniel65 wrote:
    I realise this is not a Mageia Question as such, but as LibreOffice
    comes bundled with Mageia, I thought I'd ask here before going looking
    for a LibreOffice newsgroup. Or am I wanting/needing to change a Mageia system setting??

    When I double click on a ".txt" file, LibreOffice opens up for me with
    my file in focus. It's just a simple Text file, so I don't need a full
    blown Wordprocessor opening up for me, so how can I stop LibreOffice opening, but get a simple program like kWrite to open, instead??

    TIA


    Right click on your .txt file, then click on Properties. There you can
    choose with which editor you open a txt file.

    Marc.

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  • From Aragorn@2:250/1 to All on Mon Oct 25 13:48:17 2021
    On 25.10.2021 at 20:57, Daniel65 scribbled:

    I realise this is not a Mageia Question as such, but as LibreOffice
    comes bundled with Mageia, I thought I'd ask here before going
    looking for a LibreOffice newsgroup. Or am I wanting/needing to
    change a Mageia system setting??

    When I double click on a ".txt" file, LibreOffice opens up for me
    with my file in focus. It's just a simple Text file, so I don't need
    a full blown Wordprocessor opening up for me, so how can I stop
    LibreOffice opening, but get a simple program like kWrite to open,
    instead??

    Assuming KDE Plasma, open up System Settings and navigate to
    Personalization, and then Applications. Under the first section, "File Associations", you can select which application to open by default for filenames endeing in .txt.

    --
    With respect,
    = Aragorn =


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  • From TJ@2:250/1 to All on Mon Oct 25 15:14:56 2021
    On 10/25/21 05:57, Daniel65 wrote:
    I realise this is not a Mageia Question as such, but as LibreOffice
    comes bundled with Mageia, I thought I'd ask here before going looking
    for a LibreOffice newsgroup. Or am I wanting/needing to change a Mageia system setting??

    When I double click on a ".txt" file, LibreOffice opens up for me with
    my file in focus. It's just a simple Text file, so I don't need a full
    blown Wordprocessor opening up for me, so how can I stop LibreOffice opening, but get a simple program like kWrite to open, instead??

    TIA

    Since you mention Kwrite, I'll assume you are using Plasma:

    I do it this way:

    1. Right click on the file name.
    2. Go to "Open with" and choose "Other application" even if the
    application you want to use is there.
    3. Use the menu to choose the application you want to use
    4. check the box that says "Remember this application for all..."
    5. Click on OK.

    The system will re-assign so that .txt files open in that application by default from then on.

    TJ

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  • From Daniel65@2:250/1 to All on Tue Oct 26 10:04:30 2021
    marchugo wrote on 25/10/21 10:47 pm:
    On 10/25/21 11:57, Daniel65 wrote:
    I realise this is not a Mageia Question as such, but as LibreOffice
    comes bundled with Mageia, I thought I'd ask here before going looking
    for a LibreOffice newsgroup. Or am I wanting/needing to change a
    Mageia system setting??

    When I double click on a ".txt" file, LibreOffice opens up for me with
    my file in focus. It's just a simple Text file, so I don't need a full
    blown Wordprocessor opening up for me, so how can I stop LibreOffice
    opening, but get a simple program like kWrite to open, instead??

    TIA


    Right click on your .txt file, then click on Properties. There you can choose with which editor you open a txt file.

    Marc.

    Thank you for responding, Marc.

    Would that selection then be applicable EVERY TIME I opened that file
    and EVERY TIME I open any txt file??
    --
    Daniel

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  • From Daniel65@2:250/1 to All on Tue Oct 26 10:14:52 2021
    TJ wrote on 26/10/21 1:14 am:
    On 10/25/21 05:57, Daniel65 wrote:
    I realise this is not a Mageia Question as such, but as LibreOffice
    comes bundled with Mageia, I thought I'd ask here before going looking
    for a LibreOffice newsgroup. Or am I wanting/needing to change a
    Mageia system setting??

    When I double click on a ".txt" file, LibreOffice opens up for me with
    my file in focus. It's just a simple Text file, so I don't need a full
    blown Wordprocessor opening up for me, so how can I stop LibreOffice
    opening, but get a simple program like kWrite to open, instead??

    TIA

    Since you mention Kwrite, I'll assume you are using Plasma:

    I do it this way:

    1. Right click on the file name.
    2. Go to "Open with" and choose "Other application" even if the
    application you want to use is there.
    3. Use the menu to choose the application you want to use
    4. check the box that says "Remember this application for all..."
    5. Click on OK.

    The system will re-assign so that .txt files open in that application by default from then on.

    TJ

    Bingo!! Thank you! ;-)
    --
    Daniel

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@2:250/1 to All on Thu Oct 28 02:40:31 2021
    On 26/10/21 20:14, Daniel65 wrote:
    The system will re-assign so that .txt files open in that application
    by default from then on.

    TJ

    Bingo!! Thank you! ;-)

    That is what I was just about to suggest. The same change works in
    Windows, except that Windows would change the file-type icon. Linux
    probably does the same.

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