Suse LINUX Professional 9.3 Update 00662644461625 User Manual
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The
GNOME
Desktop
prompted for the type of server to which to connect and some additional infor-
mation, like the name of the folder to access, the port number, and the username
to use. When you leave this dialog with ‘Connect’, the remote folder is displayed
as part of the ‘Places’ panel menu and appears as a desktop icon. For any future
connections, just select the appropriate item from the ‘Places’ menu and provide
the necessary authentication to log in to these network folders. To close these con-
nections, right-click the desktop icon and select ‘Unmount Volume’.
mation, like the name of the folder to access, the port number, and the username
to use. When you leave this dialog with ‘Connect’, the remote folder is displayed
as part of the ‘Places’ panel menu and appears as a desktop icon. For any future
connections, just select the appropriate item from the ‘Places’ menu and provide
the necessary authentication to log in to these network folders. To close these con-
nections, right-click the desktop icon and select ‘Unmount Volume’.
Nautilus provides basic CD burning functionality. If you created a directory hold-
ing data you want to back up by just burning it to a CD, click ‘Places’ ➝ ‘CD Cre-
ator’ and drag the folder holding the relevant data onto the ‘CD/DVD Creator’
window. Select ‘File’ ➝ ‘Write to Disc’ to copy the data to CD or DVD.
ing data you want to back up by just burning it to a CD, click ‘Places’ ➝ ‘CD Cre-
ator’ and drag the folder holding the relevant data onto the ‘CD/DVD Creator’
window. Select ‘File’ ➝ ‘Write to Disc’ to copy the data to CD or DVD.
3.3.3
Editing MIME Types
MIME types determine which application should open a file when clicked in a
Web or file browser. The actual file type and the MIME type of a file are closely
associated with each other. An HTML file has the file type
Web or file browser. The actual file type and the MIME type of a file are closely
associated with each other. An HTML file has the file type
html
and would be
registered to have a MIME type
text/html
. Nautilus has built-in support for
most of the common MIME types and proposes the appropriate application when
you choose to open a file. In this case, it would propose a Web browser.
you choose to open a file. In this case, it would propose a Web browser.
However, you might want to change the MIME type for certain files if you are not
quite happy with the default applications suggested by Nautilus. Changing the
default application assigned to a certain MIME type is very straightforward. See
Figure 3.3 on the following page.
quite happy with the default applications suggested by Nautilus. Changing the
default application assigned to a certain MIME type is very straightforward. See
Figure 3.3 on the following page.
Procedure 3.1: Editing the MIME Type
1. Right-click a file of the MIME type in question in a Nautilus window.
2. Select ‘Properties’ from the menu that opens.
3. Choose the ‘Open With’ tab from the ‘Properties’ dialog.
4. Click ‘Add’ and ‘Browse’ to search for a suitable application.
5. Leave the dialog with ‘Close’.
If a MIME type has not yet been properly registered, the procedure is the same as
described above. These modifications are applied globally, which means that any
file of this type is subsequently opened by the application defined.
described above. These modifications are applied globally, which means that any
file of this type is subsequently opened by the application defined.
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