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# Launching Applications From the GNOME File Manager

The GNOME File Manager allows you to launch applications from the main window by simply double clicking your mouse on a file which has an application associated with it. You can change the way file types are handled, as described in the section called GNOME Mime Types in the chapter called The GNOME Control Center Some files that are actually archives will allow you to "look inside" them. For example, .tar files, .gz files, and .rpm files can all be double clicked and the files archived inside them will appear in the File Manager.

If the file does not have an associated application you can right mouse click on the file and select Open with from the pop-up menu. This will bring up a dialog that allows you to define the application which will launch the file. The dialog reproduces your Main Menu items so that you can browse through your applications to find the one you would like to open the file with. If you do not find the application in the tree you may specify the path and application name in the `Program to run` text box.

Figure 5. The Open With Dialog

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