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[SOLVED] How do I make VLC the default player for mwv files
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Feb 25th, '12, 21:39by Canuck
When I click on an .mwv file link in Thunderbird, I get "Movie Player" as the default player. It does not play mwv files. How can I change this 'default' to VLC?
Re: How do I make VLC the default player for mwv files
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Feb 26th, '12, 00:58by doktor5000
In the "Open With" dialog you can click on the dropdown list with Movie Player, and select a custom one,
you will get a filepicker dialog, just navigate to /usr/bin/vlc and select it, that should do it.
Re: [SOLVED] How do I make VLC the default player for mwv fi
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Feb 27th, '12, 16:04by sglafata
Click on the 'System Settings' icon in your task bar (screwdriver X wrench). Click on 'File Associations' icon in the top section (Common Appearance and Behavior). In the 'Find File Type or Filename Pattern' search box, type .mwv, (or do you mean .wmv?) and move VLC up in the Preference Order so it is the first one in the list and save.
Re: [SOLVED] How do I make VLC the default player for mwv fi
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Feb 27th, '12, 20:26by doktor5000
Thunderbird does not respect that setting AFAIR.
Re: [SOLVED] How do I make VLC the default player for wmv fi
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Feb 27th, '12, 22:36by Canuck
'sglafata' I believe that your reference to a System Settings icon is for a KDE desktop. I do not see such an icon on my Gnome desktop.
Re: [SOLVED] How do I make VLC the default player for mwv fi
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Feb 28th, '12, 01:02by doktor5000
FWIW, did you try what i've posted before?
Re: [SOLVED] How do I make VLC the default player for mwv fi
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Feb 28th, '12, 01:33by Canuck
Yes, doktor 5000, the solution you posted worked perfectly and that is why I marked the thread [SOLVED]. The posting involving the Systems Settings icon came later. Because I could not find the icon or any 'file association' program, I simply stopped looking. I do recall on a Slackware based distro, there was also a program to 'associate' the a player with specific files. Thanks for the solution and for the follow-up.