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>Document Handlers</A
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>	The Document Handlers section of the GNOME Control Center allows you to
	change the way certain file types and functions are viewed, edited or
	manipulated.
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><A
NAME="GCCEDIT"
>Default Editor</A
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>	  
	  The Default Editor Capplet allows you to select which editor will
	  be your default editor while using GNOME. This will allow applications
	  like the GNOME File Manager to launch the correct editor when you try
	  to open files associated with editing. All popular
	  editors available are included in the selection list. This Capplet
	  is very similar to the Mime Type Capplet but is used in
	  association with certain applications. 
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>Figure 6. The Default Editor Capplet</B
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><A
NAME="GCCMIME"
>GNOME Mime Types</A
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>	  
	  The GNOME Mime Types Capplet allows you to determine how you wish
	  to handle certain file types, or Mime types. Mime stands for
	  Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions and was originally
	  developed to allow email to carry various forms of data. In GNOME
	  you can define certain Mime types to be handled in any manner you
	  wish. For example, if you use .sgml files frequently and you wish
	  to always use Emacs to edit them you can configure the .sgml Mime
	  type to always be handled by Emacs. This means that any program
	  that wishes to launch the mime type for you will bring up
	  Emacs. This includes double clicking on the file type in the
	  GNOME File Manager.
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><B
>Figure 7. The GNOME Mime Types</B
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>	  To add a new mime type press the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Add</B
>
	  button. This will display the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Add New Mime
	    Type</B
></TT
> dialog in which you may define the new Mime type.
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> 
	  To edit an existing Mime type you may select the Mime type with
	  your mouse cursor and press the Edit button. This will bring up
	  the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Set Actions for...</B
></TT
> dialog. You may
	  define the icon used for the Mime type, the
	  <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Open</B
></TT
> action, the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>View</B
></TT
>
	  action and the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Edit</B
></TT
> action.
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><A
NAME="GCCURL"
>URL Handlers</A
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>	The URL Handlers Capplet allows you to determine which browser is
	responsible for various types of URLs. URLs are Uniform Resouce Locators
	- which are "addresses" used to find certain documents or files. When
	you type in a web address in a browser you are using a URL. The default
	types of URLs are:
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><LI
><P
>	    <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Default</B
></TT
> - this is any URL that is not
	    otherwise specified. For example, a web page.
	  </P
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><LI
><P
>	    <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>ghelp</B
></TT
> - this is any GNOME help file. By default this is handled by
	    the GNOME Help browser but you may wish to view the files in
	    another browser.
	  </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	    <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>info</B
></TT
> - this is the info file
	    documentation system. The GNOME help browser can view
	    these file but you may wish to handle them with another
	    application.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	    <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>man</B
></TT
> - this is the man file
	    documentation system. The GNOME help browser can view
	    these files but you may wish to handle them with another
	    application.
	  </P
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>	To change the default browser for any of these URL types simply change
	the browser in the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>handler</B
></TT
> text box at the top of
	the Capplet and press the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Set</B
> button. If you wish
	to remove the URL handler press the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Remove</B
>
	button.
      </P
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><IMG
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><B
>Figure 8. The URL Handlers Capplet</B
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