Re: [TortoiseCVS] Default file viewing apps with cvs

[Tashe D. <tas...@gm...>]

Hi Torsten,

That did it! I had to go in and either change the "edit" settings or in
some cases add "edit" settings for various file types (to go along with
the "open" settings). I don't think I've ever had to do that before,
except perhaps back in the Win3 days. Both TortoiseSVN and WinCVS appear
to use the "open" instructions, so that was confusing me. Now that I
understand a bit more about how TortoiseCVS handles things I've got it
working "normally" also. Which makes me happy because CVS is a better
system for my work flow and the way I handle files.

Thanks very much for your help....

Torsten Martinsen wrote:
> Tashe Delek wrote:
>> Can someone please tell me if there is a way to designate default
>> apps for opening file versions from the history window? When I choose
>> to view a revision from the history window my associated programs
>> sometimes work and sometimes don't-- eg, if I choose to open an
>> htm/html file revision I would expect it to open in Firefox, but
>> instead it opens MS Word- -and even then, the file doesn't display,
>> it just opens Word. Similarly, if I choose to view a version of a
>> jpg, it opens in MS Paint rather than XNview, my associated graphics
>> viewer. Css files open in Notepad, even though they're associated
>> with Dreamweaver, txt files also open in Notepad even though they're
>> associated with Notepad++. Pdf's open in Acrobat, as they should,
>> Photoshop files (psds) open in Photoshop even though I have them
>> associated with Xnview, and Indesign files open in Indesign as they
>> should. Is there any way to clear this up?
> TortoiseCVS by design uses the "edit" verb, not the "open" verb. I.e.
> on your system, the application configured for editing .jpg files is
> MS Paint.
>
> The reason for this is that the 'open' action for e.g. a .bat or .exe
> file is to run the file, which is both potentially dangerous and not
> generally what one would understand to "view" the file.
>
> -Torsten