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

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.

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.

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 =

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

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

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

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.