Idea #5734: open unknown text files with gedit per default!

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Written by droetker the 26 Mar 08 at 00:16. Category: System.
Related to: Gnome. Status: New

Description

I couldn't believe it today that you can't edit/open a .theme, .desktop, or .config file.
Just create an empty file and name it with any word and one of the upper suffix; doubleclick on it and GNOME will tell you that it is "no directory". Funny.

I file that here because I don't think it's a bug, it's a lack of a feature: open these files with a nautilus servicemenu "Edit..."

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Attachments

Bug #206892 : .config .theme .index files can't be opened

Duplicates

Idea #11902: Generic Mime Type support (for plain text files) (39 votes)

Idea #6386: option to edit .desktop config files (16 votes)

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Comments

droetker wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 00:22

I filed a bug as well... Think this should be fixed.

Ubuwu wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 13:44

Yes, but only for text files, it should detect that it is a plain text file.

tbrminsanity wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 14:54

I would say it would be better to have a dialog come up to ask what program to use (with a list of possible programs to use). I can see it being dangerous if an unknown file was opened and it contain a virus.

That being said if it is a binary file I 100% agree with you.

droetker wrote on the 27 Mar 08 at 10:48

That's good, i miss that.
It works already with the hardy fiel roller.
If you open a file IN an archive, file roller asks you what program to take!

Okki wrote on the 14 Apr 08 at 07:11

With Gnome 2.22 we can now open .config and .index files with gedit, but nautilus always says that the .theme are not directories.

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