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Old 06-03-2024, 05:26 AM   #1
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Question excluding .docx from calibre?
Hi, I'm running Calibre 6.19.1 in a Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon system.

I also use LibreOffice, which saves files in the .docx format.

I want LibreOffice to be the default application for opening .docx files, but unfortunately Calibre somehow gets set as the default application for opening .docx files instead.

I have tried setting LibreOffice as the default, and I have told the file manager to forget the association with Calibre (see image). That seems successful, but then later I find Calibre listed as the default again.

Is there some way I can instruct Calibre to exclude .docx files?
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Old 06-03-2024, 06:24 AM   #2
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The settings in Calibre affect what happens when you view or edit from the Calibre GUI.

The action when you "open" a file on desktop or filemanager is determined by the default filemanager. Do you have more than one?

No problem here, but I'm using Mate on Mint 21.3 and Caja filemanager

I can alternately log in using Cinnamon.

Which filemanager has that dialog?
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Old 06-03-2024, 01:54 PM   #3
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calibre does not manage OS level file associations. It only installs .desktop files that tell the OS what file types it is *capable* of handling. What actual associations happen after that are upto the OS
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