Comment 5 for bug 53587

Matt, thank you!! This would be a huge feature that Windows does not,
and probably will not ever have: the easy and straightforward ability
to control all one's preferred applications in one place.

If I can throw in 2 more cents, you might also want to consider making
"Preferred Applications" be a centralized location to edit all file
type "associations". In other words, for all files of type, say,
.doc, OpenOffice Writer could be specified as the application to open
that file type.

Right now, to accomplish this, one must have, for example, a .doc file
in nautilus, then right click it, choose properties, then choose the
"Open with" tab, then pick the application. This current approach is
not centralized, as one must track down and right click one file of
every type.

On 1/8/07, Matt Medland <email address hidden> wrote:
> Actually,
>
> I think I might stick in a spec for extending the current Preferred
> Application box with more options.
>
> Cheers for the inspiration. :)
>
> --
> "Preferred Applications" in Gnome doesn't allow choice in CD/DVD Burning software
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/53587
>

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