[SLUG] rtf app

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

>
>> Hmm, I think I just solved that.
>>
>> I hassled the Open Office 'launchers' until it told me what it
>> actually called, which was 'openoffice.org-2.0 -writer %U'.
>>
>> Then I used whereis to find openoffice.org-2.0, it's in /usr/bin.
>>
>> Then I downloaded the file which prompted whether to open it or save
>> it, I chose to open with 'other' and then I could browse for
>> /usr/bin/open.....
>>
>> It worked.
>>
>> I was happy.
>
> It's pretty simple in Gnome to make it do this every time if you like.
> Right click on the file, click preferences, then the 'open with' tab.
> You can set your preferred application in there. Then, when you want
> to
> open any other rtf files, just right click the icon, then 'open with'.
>
> Actually.. I think I misread the question because this is a firefox
> issue. Still, I assume that firefox reads the desktop mime-type info.
>
> Jamie

I think I assumed it was a system-wide issue when actually you're
right, I was using Firefox.

Thanks.

J