Dialog box: Edit file type
With this dialog box, you can modify an existing file type, e.g. add new actions (verbs), modify or delete existing actions.
Change icon Define the icon shown in Total Commander and Explorer to the left of he associated file.
Type name Name of the file type as defined in the registry. Cannot be changed with this dialog.
Description of type File type description, as shown to the user e.g. in the 'Open with' dialog.
Actions Here you can define new file actions, or modify existing actions. The default action is the one started when you press ENTER on an associated file. Usually 'open' is the default action.
Open Program used for the 'open' action. If 'open' is shown in bold, it is the default action. If DDE isn't checked, you need to put %1 or "%1" behind the program name so the file is passed as a parameter.
DDE If checked, Windows will use the DDE protocol to open the associated file with the application. This has the advantage that multiple documents can be opened with a single program, e.g. Word. The condition is that this program does support DDE. When you check this option, a dialog box opens which allows to configure the DDE options for this action.
<Listbox> The listbox shows all other actions (verbs) defined for this file type. You can modify them with the buttons below the list.
New... Creates a new action for the given file type. The settings can be defined in a dialog box.
Edit... Allows to modify the settings for the action (verb) in a dialog box.
Remove Deletes the selected action.
Set as default Defines the selected action as the default action, which is executed when you double click on a file with this type (or press ENTER).
OK Saves the current settings and closes the dialog. Modified actions are saved already when you close the dialog box for that action.
Cancel Closes the dialog without saving the changes you made in that dialog.
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