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zippytex · Joined: 06 Feb 2009 Posts: 85

My puppy lucid 528.005 installed with abiword as the default document program. When I click on a file Abi opens it up. HOWEVER, I want Libre Writer to open up, how do I do this? When I use Libre Writer it does not ask me if I want to make it default. Thanks for your help.

Dewbie · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 1456

I'm not sure about Lucid, but Wary 5.1.4.1 (and later versions, I would assume) provides a GUI for selecting several default options, including document software.

This might also apply to Racy, which is basically Wary with a newer kernel and video wizard.

You can also try BarryK's Softmaker Office 2008 .pet, which installs as default.
It's often referred to as the most compatible with MS Office.

Semme · Joined: 07 Aug 2011 Posts: 2121 Location: World_Hub

Dewbie, I think Zippytex wants to rt-clk a document and Wink

set it's run action.. Try this Zippytex.

Minimatter · Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 34 Location: Massachusetts

To set the default action by hand, you edit /usr/local/bin/defaultwordprocessor. Replace abiword by the executable for Libre Writer.

I don't use Lucid or LibreOffice, but for my older OpenOffice, there is a link /usr/local/bin/swriter to the actual writer executable in /opt, so swriter replacing abiword works.

What program gets invoked when you left-click on a file is specified (with ROX) by the files in /root/Choices/MIME-types. For the type application-msword (.doc files) it is defaultwordprocessor.

zippytex · Joined: 06 Feb 2009 Posts: 85

Well, I sure do appreciate your input and help. I tried to get a password for the testmaker download, but never received one. So I took out the program. I tried to set the default document word processor, but ended up deleting the file, so now, I do not have one.

I used the suggested set run action and it worked! I only had to use it on one each of the different file types and now all types will open up into libre-writer.

One of the reasons, I love this distro is that it takes you back to a command line and you learn so much. I was using DOS 3.3 when I first started and it was the command line or nothing.

The other reason is how willing all of you are to help one another. I thank you.

SFR · Joined: 26 Oct 2011 Posts: 573

zippytex, if you're using Libre Office 3.5+, then this could solve the problem at once:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=618002#618002

Greetings!