To open an object from the desktop, double-click
on the object. Alternatively, right-click on the object, then choose Open. When you open on an object, the default action for the
object executes. For example, if the object is a text file, the text file
opens in a Nautilus
window. The default actions
for file types are specified in the File Types and Programs
preference tool.
To execute an action other than the default action for an object, right-click on the object, then choose Open With. Choose an action from the Open With submenu.
The items in the Open With submenu correspond
to the contents of the following parts of the File Types and
Programs
preference tool:
Default action drop-down list in the Edit file type dialog
Viewer Component drop-down list in the Edit file type dialog
You can set your preferences in a Nautilus
window so that you click once on a file to execute the default action.