| Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/16/12 10:41 AM | I use Microsoft office (because of school) on my Ubuntu 12.04 machine (CrossOver). Until today, when I downloaded an Office format (like docx) it would correctly open MS Office. Couple days ago, I had to download an ,rtf, and it opened in Libre. Now, |
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| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/17/12 7:44 PM | Dingus = I am a student, so say I get a word doc (.docx) from another student or professor. I download it. If I try to click-to-open from inside Chrome, it opens wrong program. If i open it from the hard drive, it open in MS Office. |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 7/17/12 8:19 PM | Kallen, Does Ubuntu support MS office? I am just asking because as far as I saw there is a Office named Libre Office. If you open via Chrome then I think Google Docs will open it, but if you open after downloading then I think Libre should take the r |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/17/12 10:10 PM | Yes, MS Office will run under Linux using either CrossOver (the one I use) or Wine. I have to use MS Office 2007 because that is what my school uses. I have been using it for a couple years with no issue. Now, Chrome is overriding my default program |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/17/12 10:11 PM | And as I said, if I open it from the hard drive it AUTOMATICALLY open MS Office, because as I said, MS Office is set as my default office program. Not Libre. |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/17/12 10:29 PM | When you download a file, there's a little tab on the bottom left side of crome that shows your download. For your convenience, you can click on that little tab to open your downloaded file. Normally, for office docs, it will open (on my Ubuntu machi |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 7/17/12 11:26 PM | Can I ask you a question? Is it Chromium or Chrome? |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/18/12 8:10 AM | Google Chrome Version 20.0.1132.47 |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/19/12 9:08 AM | I just updated to the most current release. Version 20.0.1132.57 |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 7/21/12 8:58 AM | I am trying to collect some information! |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/22/12 7:03 PM | OK Gouty...got anything? |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 7/23/12 7:52 PM | Well have did you try to clear auto-opening settings? 1. Settings 2. Show advanced settings. 3. In the Download section, click "Clear auto-opening settings". Try download another docx file again. |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/25/12 12:23 PM | The only option I have under downloads is where to save the file. Nothing else. |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/29/12 8:09 AM | Anything I might try? |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | vasa1 | 7/29/12 8:28 AM | I'm not seeing this "Clear auto-opening settings" either. (ver. 20.0.1132.57) |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | vasa1 | 7/29/12 8:29 AM | Is this a wubi install of Ubuntu or are you dual-booting and using MSO via Wine? |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | vasa1 | 7/29/12 8:32 AM | Never mind. You're using Cross-over so it's not wubi. In any case, I don't know why the file associations suddenly changed. Can you go into something like ala carte (Main menu) and poke around there? |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/29/12 9:30 PM | I'm not sure I understand what you are asking me to do...sorry.. |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | vasa1 | 7/30/12 12:03 AM | I can't be specific because I don't have the same software, but, in general, there's a way to associate file extensions (or maybe even just file types) with specific programs. I don't know where or how Chrome determines which program to use to open |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Tomoya Kawasaki | 7/30/12 2:50 PM | Hi Kallen, After you've downloaded a file, can you trying clicking the little triangle icon next to it in the download bar (see attached) and select "Always open files of this type"? Once you select that, try to re-download the file and see which p |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/30/12 5:12 PM | Ah, ok. Yeah, going into the filesystem, I can click a doc and it correctly will open Office. If I right-click>properties, it also corectly shows that MS-Office is my default program for all Office types. |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 7/30/12 9:41 PM | Kallen, What Tomoya asked you, is to check via chrome not via your system. |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 7/30/12 9:42 PM | And Tomoya , thanks for stepping in! :) |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 7/30/12 10:36 PM | @ Gout - I was replying to vasa, I hadn't seen the reply from Tomoya.. @Tomoya - It still opens libre after "Always Open" is selected... |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Tomoya Kawasaki | 8/3/12 8:52 AM | Hi Kallen, Can you check something? Right-click a .docx file and select Properties. Click the Open with tab. What do you see? |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 8/5/12 6:54 PM | The OS and the file browser (I default is Nautilus, but I also use Caja) both show that MS-Office is the default program. And if I click on an office file that I have already saved, it does correctly open MS-Office. For me, it's just very convenient |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 8/5/12 7:42 PM | Now, I think the problem lies there. You are invoking chrome to open a docx file and Chrome is obviously not a Microsoft product and can't be associated with MS Office within itself.MS office is a different program installed in your system and Chrome |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | KaIIen | 8/5/12 8:24 PM | Gouty - Not too sure I understand where your line of reasoning is going... Libre Office isn't a Google Chrome product, but that is the program it wants to use. If I download a video file, for example, and I click on it to open it, the player that I h |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 8/5/12 8:31 PM | No, you also got read me wrong. There is no inbuilt video player in Chrome but there is an inbuilt Docx viewer.And I am surprised how its opening in Libre office if you open via chrome. Really Strange! I am looking forward. |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | Gouty - TC Gmail & Chrome Rising Star! | 8/5/12 8:56 PM | got/read! |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | vasa1 | 8/17/12 8:20 PM | On Monday, August 6, 2012 8:54:46 AM UTC+5:30, KaIIen wrote:... |
| Re: Chrome opens wrong applications! | vasa1 | 8/23/12 4:55 AM | And here's a newish link about how Chrome, in Mint 13, opens apt links correctly or incorrectly depending on whether the DE is Cinnamon or MATE. Firefox does so correctly with both DEs. |