Opening htm/html Files

[Badar Abbas]

When i double click a htm/html file, it opens a dialog box saying that the file is an executable file and give options. I have to choose display to open in Firefox. How can i override this to aviod this dialog box.

[BBQdave]

Originally Posted by Badar Abbas

When i double click a htm/html file

Right click on htm/html file and select firefox (or preferred application) from drop down menu. In the same drop down menu you can select properties and set the application to open file.

[marko]

Also, there's no good reason for any html files to be set executable, remove all "x" bits on their mode

[Badar Abbas]

The htm/html file are on Windows partition. Ir does not allow to change permissions. There is no firefox or preferred application option. I think i have to live with this dialog box.

[Gareth Jones]

Given that it's unlikely that you want to execute files from the Windows partition in Linux, you could add "noexec" to the Windows partition's mount options in /etc/fstab. Then the execute permissions will go away.

[Doug G]

fwiw with fedora 15, xfce and thunar there is no dialog popup when double-clicking an html file, it just opens firefox. Even with chmod 777 on the html file there isn't any dialog when double-clicked. selinux is disabled on my workstation.

Oops, this may not matter, I'm using an ext4 drive not ntfs.

[Badar Abbas]

changed option in /etc/fstab. It worked. Thanks Gareth Jones.