Default editor

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sat Sep 13 12:12:35 UTC 2008


Jason Wilson wrote:
> Hi all,
> I apologize in advance if this is a bit off-topic. Using Ubuntu 8.04, any 
> time I double-click on a text file, gedit opens up. It seems that it is 
> set as my default text editor. How do I change it? I'd like to use GVim as 
> I like it better. So, what's the process to change default editors in 
> Gnome?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ----------------------
> | Jason Wilson       |
> | jwilson at noosaj.com |
> | www.noosaj.com     |
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>
>   
    Choose a file that causes Gedit to be called. Right click the file 
and click on Open with and it will now be Gedit. Reset it to Gvim and 
you will be set. Now...why anyone wants vim as an editor is beyond me :-)


Karl


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