CNK,

> I think the .config/mimeapps.list file was the key

As Dennis has been trying to tell me, yes it is (partly).

> For my own use, pcmanfm (or whatever it's called) would have
> been removed on this basis of being hard to configure if not for
> others reasons besides.

For some odd reason (stubborness probably) I tend to go with whatever the OS
contains by default.  Hey, its probably the default for a reason, right ?
:-)

> which don't end up spread over multiple hidden, undocumented,
> files, but are clearly documented and usually edited within a simple
> configuration interface.

:-) That would be my preference too.

> The point that I'm making though is that you don't need to
> battle with a file manager that is difficult to use/configure the way
> you want it.

The problem with that is that you need to know what you are throwing out,
and what you exchange it for.  With my (very) low knowledge of Linux/Rapbian
(a few weeks now and a few odds-and-ends here-and-there) I do not consider
myself capable of making such choices yet.

And ofcourse there is my stubborness in conceeding defeat to a piece of
software. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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