Lost option to "Open with text editor" executable script in 8.04

taylorkh · 02-03-2009, 08:33 AM

With Ubuntu 7.10 and prior I could create a script on my desktop, make it executable and all was well. If I right clicked on the file I was presented an option to "Open with text editor" so I could fix the inevitable errors. With 8.04 I have noticed that the "Open with text editor" option disappears after I make the file executable. I have to "Open with other application" then select Text editor. Quite inefficient.

Can anyone offer a change this behavior in 8.04?

TIA,

Ken

colucix · 02-03-2009, 09:14 AM

That's right, but if you click on "Open" you will be prompted with a dialog that let you chose one of "Run in Terminal", "Display", "Cancel" or "Run". If you chose Display the file will be open with the default Text Editor.

If you actually want to add that option again, just select Properties, go to the Open With tab and make a default application different from Text Editor (for example OpenOffice, see screenshot 1). In this way when you right-click the entry "Open with Text Editor" will appear (see screenshot 2) since it is not the default application anymore. But if you click on "Open" and then "Display" the file will be feed into OpenOffice.

taylorkh · 02-04-2009, 10:49 AM

Thanks colucix. Open then Display is probably a good enough method. Most curious how making the file executable changes the Open with text editor behavior. Must be an improvement :-)

Ken