Change default text editor in fedora 20 kde

Question

I have always been a fan of Gedit in Linux as my default text editor. How do I make it the defualt in Fedora 20 kde. I know that it is so in Gnome but I want the same in KDE. Is there a way?

Slade

Answer 1

Right-click on a text file -> Preferences -> Then there is a button for the file association.

That will open a dialog where you can change the default application for this file type. Select Gedit, put it on the first position and apply the changes.

Planimetry

Is there a default application option from a central location? – Slade

There is something for default applications in the system settings, but not for text editors I think. Also there is "file associations" in the kde system settings, but that seems to be specific for individual file types. – Planimetry

I had the same problem. – Slade

Thanks stefandtw on a parallel problem. That method works perfectly for photo files! – Einsteinium

There actually is a central location - kind of. When you change preferences for text/plain, you'll find out it's reflected in a whole bunch of other file types as well, because they somehow derive from text/plain. But it's not immediately visible... – Kendalkendall