Comment 10 for bug 876897

Thank you for your email!
Actually there is such an option, just at another place.
When you right click on the file and go to properties, there is a tab called "Open with"
it lists a number of applications and you can choose one and click on "Set as default".

In my option this does suffice. Having a global option, as in the bug I opened (which is a duplicate of another bug), I think would make it even more user-friendly. Otherwise I don't see the use of having the Default setting control panel under settings, when that setting doesn't have any effect.

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> Von: Lonnie Lee Best <email address hidden>
>An: <email address hidden>
>Gesendet: 15:08 Freitag, 20.April 2012
>Betreff: [Bug 876897] Re: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on some registered types
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>Yes, but as you know, the main point is that there is no functioning GUI
>for setting default applications. The user should be able to
>choose/change which applications launch for each (an unlimited number)
>file type.
>
>Look at the attached screen shot. Notice how Ubuntu's "Open With"
>feature is missing the "Always use the selected program to open this
>kind of file" check box.
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>** Attachment added: "MissingAlwaysCheckbox.png"
>  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/876897/+attachment/3095715/+files/MissingAlwaysCheckbox.png
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>duplicate bug report (985187).
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876897
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>Title:
>  Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on
>  some  registered types
>
>Status in GNOME Control Center:
>  Confirmed
>Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
>
>Bug description:
>  1) Oneiric
>  System Settings → System Info → Default Applications
>  Issue reproted by OP: png, gif, svg, xpm (maybe more) do not open with correct application.
>
>  2) Precise
>  System Settings → Details → Default Applications
>  Issue reported in Bug #924388: Video opens with Totem even if VLC is selected as default
>
>  3) Upstream:
>  System Settings → Details → Default Applications
>  Issue reported in Gnome-bugs #662191: Setting default music player only works for ogg vorbis files
>
>
>  What you expected to happen:
>  1) When changing the default image viewer in  from 'Image Viewer' to 'Shotwell Viewer' a double click on any image should open the image in 'Shotwell Viewer'.
>
>  2) When changing default video player, all video files should open
>  using that app.
>
>  3) When changing default music player, all music files should open
>  using that app.
>
>  What happened instead:
>  1) When clicking on a png, gif, xpm or svg file Ubuntu will open them in 'Image Viewer' instead of the system default image viewer → 'Shotwell Viewer'.
>
>  2) Videos open in Totem even though VLC is selected to be default.
>
>  3) Default music player only works for ogg files
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