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Setting Preferred Applications

Computer Systems Guide
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The bottom panel has six icons for application shortcuts. These icons can be moved, removed, or set to launch a different application.

Two icons, web and mail, can also be set using the "Preferred Applications" control panel.

In a web browser, clicking on email links may launch your preferred email client. Firefox launches the preferred email client, but Mozilla, Konqueror and lynx use their own default for email. For application specific preferences try the menus ">Edit >Preferences" or ">Tools >Options". For command line tools check the man page, or running the command with a -h or -? option. (2004/10/8)

The Preferred Applications control panel is in the control-center package.

  1. Open the "Preferred Applications" control panel using a command line or mouse gestures.
    1. Using a command line run gnome-default-applications-properties.
    2. Using mouse gestures in the desktop environment.
      1. Click on the red fedora in the lower left desktop corner.
      2. Move the mouse pointer to the "Preferences" menu entry, then the "Control Center" entry.
      3. Click on "Control Center" menu entry and the "Control Center" window should appear.
      4. Double click the "Preferred Applications" icon and the "Preferred Applications" window should appear.
  2. Click on the "Mail Reader" tab.

    Fedora Core 2 comes with several mail readers. Select the mail reader you are most comfortable with.


  3. Now clicking the panel's mail icon should launch your preferred mail application.

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www.math.umn.edu/systems_guide/fedora_guide/preferred_mail_reader/
Last Modified September 15, 2006
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