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xfce:exo:4.16:preferred-applications [2020/08/12 03:27] – created kevinbowenxfce:exo:4.16:preferred-applications [2021/02/08 22:40] (current) – kevinbowen
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-====== Preferred Applications ======+~~NOTOC~~ 
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 +====== Exo - exo-preferred-applications - Preferred Applications ======
 As of Xfce 4.3, the **Preferred Applications** framework can be used to easily manage default applications used for various services. This includes selecting the default application to be used as a web browser, mail reader, file manager and terminal emulator. As of Xfce 4.3, the **Preferred Applications** framework can be used to easily manage default applications used for various services. This includes selecting the default application to be used as a web browser, mail reader, file manager and terminal emulator.
  
-===== Usage =====+  * **[[#Usage|Usage]]** 
 +  * **[[#Internet|Internet]]** 
 +  * **[[#Utilities|Utilities]]** 
 +  * **[[#Command-line Options|Command-line Options]]**
  
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 +===== Usage =====
 You can access the application by clicking on the **Preferred Applications** button in the [[:xfce:xfce4-settings:manager|Xfce Settings Manager]]. The window contains two tabs containing the various applications that can be customised.  You can access the application by clicking on the **Preferred Applications** button in the [[:xfce:xfce4-settings:manager|Xfce Settings Manager]]. The window contains two tabs containing the various applications that can be customised. 
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 +The following application typss are supported by ''exo-preferred-applications'':
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 +  * WebBrowser       - The preferred Web Browser.
 +  * MailReader       - The preferred Mail Reader.
 +  * FileManager      - The preferred File Manager.
 +  * TerminalEmulator - The preferred Terminal Emulator.
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 ===== Internet ===== ===== Internet =====
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 <note tip>When running just the preferred Web Browser without any URL, i.e. using ''exo-open --launch WebBrowser'', only the binary of the specified command will be used and any parameters will be stripped off. In the example above, with ''mywebbrowser "%s"'' as the custom web browser, the command ''mywebbrowser'' will be used to open the browser without an URL.</note> <note tip>When running just the preferred Web Browser without any URL, i.e. using ''exo-open --launch WebBrowser'', only the binary of the specified command will be used and any parameters will be stripped off. In the example above, with ''mywebbrowser "%s"'' as the custom web browser, the command ''mywebbrowser'' will be used to open the browser without an URL.</note>
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 ===== Utilities ===== ===== Utilities =====
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 For custom terminal commands, the ''"%s"'' in the command will be substituted with the application to run. Otherwise, the same rules apply as described in the section above. For custom terminal commands, the ''"%s"'' in the command will be substituted with the application to run. Otherwise, the same rules apply as described in the section above.
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 ===== Command-line Options ===== ===== Command-line Options =====
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   exo-open mailto:xfce4-dev@xfce.org   exo-open mailto:xfce4-dev@xfce.org
  
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