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Re: [O] setting default pdf viewer
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François Pinard |
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Re: [O] setting default pdf viewer |
Date: |
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:33:38 -0400 |
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Nick Dokos <address@hidden> writes:
> Part of my frustration with these things (gnome things in particular) is
> the sparse-to-non-existent documentation,
But Nick, the GUI is everything now. Who needs documentation! ? :-(
Anecdote. A big, complex translation system was demonstrated to a few
governmental possible buyers, who were taking it a bit from above. At
the end of the demo, the technician decided to leave printed copies of
the documentation. One of the receiving guy said: "What? You mean that
your users actually have to *learn* how to use your system?"
Sorry! But am i? I did not even want to resist :-).
> that's a fight that's been fought and lost many times - many more times
> than it's been won.
On the Linux system, I seem just unable to find everything that needs to
be changed to prevent Nautilus from ever getting started. In
particular, "xdg-open DIRECTORY" required that I patch the program
rather setting parameters. It is very possible that I might have done
it all wrong, but for me at least, it *is* frustrating.
> Enough venting: I've veered off-topic quite a bit here. [...] But I
> hope that the discussion, however tangential, is useful.
Well, you allowed me to release some steam. Thanks! :-)
François