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[Garry Leach <667071@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

This may be a new bug, or just a nuisance...

I was a subscriber to the original bug; the workaround was OK.

I upgraded to 11.04, earlier this year.

Recently, something seems to have changed:

when I click on a photo (.jpg), I expect it to open with image viewer,
as it has "always" done (I have been using Ubuntu since 2005).

However, it now opens with movie player, showing a blank window, as the
file is not a movie.

I did have some short .avi videos mixed in with the set of photos, so I
suspect that one of these has triggered the open-with movie player.

However, now that there is no way to change the default application, I
seem to be stuck with having to individually use the open-with feature
whenever I want to look at photos.

Any suggestions?

Regards, Garry.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/667071

Title:
  Folders opened by wrong application

Status in Nautilus:
  Expired
Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Right clicking on a folder and choosing open with, then selecting
  another application has the "remember this application" box checked by
  default.  If you proceed, that application will be remembered and used
  to open folders in the future, which can cause confusion.

  Changing the default handler for folders either should not be allowed
  at all, or at the very least, the option should not be enabled by
  default.

  To fix it, do the following:

  * Open the Computer from the Places menu
  * open a partition, which does have some folders in it
  * right click on any folder
  * select Open with Other application from the context menu
  * select the File browser as the app to open with
  * make sure the "remember this application for 'folder' files" is checked
  * click OK

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