[ale] default settings

[Jim Kinney]

The desktop decides what application is the default. The browser also has a
default app setting.
Nothing wrong with uninstalling the thing !
On Mar 29, 2014 10:57 AM, "Sean Kilpatrick" <kilpatms at gmail.com> wrote:

>  In order to deal with the GA tax forms I had to give up and download and
> install Adobe's PDF reader.
>
> Much to my surprise it set itself as the default pdf reader. WTF?
>
> I did not want that. I don't trust Adobe to get security right.
>
> Is it possible to wall off the default linkage of file types to
> applications so this kind of thing doesn't happen again?
>
> Sean
>
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