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10139N/A<refentry id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1">

10139N/A<refmeta><refentrytitle>gnome-default-applications-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>

11904N/A<refmiscinfo class="date">09 Nov 2007</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>

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10139N/A<indexterm><primary>gnome-default-applications-properties</primary></indexterm>

11904N/A<indexterm><primary>configure default GNOME applications</primary></indexterm><refnamediv

10139N/Aid="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-name"><refname>gnome-default-applications-properties</refname>

11904N/A<refpurpose>configure default GNOME applications</refpurpose></refnamediv>

10139N/A<refsynopsisdiv id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>

10139N/A<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command><arg><option role="nodash"><replaceable>

10139N/Agnome-std-options</replaceable></option></arg>

10139N/A</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>

11904N/A<para>The GNOME preferred applications preference tool enables you to specify the

11904N/Aapplications that you would like the desktop to use when the desktop starts an

11904N/Aapplication for you. It supports the ability to set your default web browser,

11904N/Amail reader, multimedia player, terminal program, and accessibility programs.

11904N/AFor example, you can specify

11904N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>xterm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>

11904N/Aas your preferred terminal application. Then when you choose "Open Terminal"

11904N/Ain the Desktop Background menu, the

11904N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>xterm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>

11904N/Aapplication will be started.

11904N/A</para>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-opts"><title>&opts-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>The following options are supported:</para>

10139N/A<variablelist termlength="medium"><varlistentry><term><option role="nodash"><replaceable>

10139N/Agnome-std-options</replaceable></option></term><listitem><para>Standard options

10139N/Aavailable for use with most GNOME applications. See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>

10139N/Agnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.

10139N/A</para>

10139N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

10139N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>

11904N/A<example role="example"><title>Launching the &cmd; tool</title>

10139N/A<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; </userinput></screen></para>

10139N/A</example>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-exit"><title>&exit-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>The following exit values are returned:</para>

10139N/A<variablelist termlength="xtranarrow"><varlistentry><term><returnvalue>0</returnvalue></term>

10139N/A<listitem><para>Application exited successfully</para>

10139N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

10139N/A<varlistentry><term><returnvalue>>0</returnvalue></term><listitem><para>Application

10139N/Aexited with failure</para>

10139N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

10139N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>The following files are used by this application:</para>

10139N/A<variablelist termlength="wholeline"><varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename>

11965N/A</term><listitem><para>

11965N/AExecutable for &cmd;

10139N/A</para>

10139N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

10139N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry>

10139N/A<refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>

10139N/Afor descriptions of the following attributes:</para>

10139N/A<informaltable frame="all">

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10139N/A<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">

10139N/A<thead>

10139N/A<row><entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry><entry align="center"

10139N/Avalign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>

10139N/A</thead>

10139N/A<tbody>

10139N/A<row><entry><para>Availability</para></entry><entry><para>SUNWgnome-desktop-prefs

10139N/A</para></entry></row>

10139N/A<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry><entry

10139N/Acolname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry></row>

10139N/A</tbody>

10139N/A</tgroup>

10139N/A</informaltable>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para><citetitle>Preference Tools Manual</citetitle></para>

10139N/A<para>Latest version of the <citetitle>GNOME Desktop User Guide</citetitle> for your platform.</para>

10139N/A<para>

10139N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-control-center</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

11904N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>xterm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

11904N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

10139N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>

10139N/A</para>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-default-applications-properties-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>

11933N/A<para>Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006, 2007.</para>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A</refentry>