4.11 Configuring File Associations for Edit in Place Applications

When using Edit in Place functionality in Novell Vibe, you can configure Vibe to open specific types of files with non-default applications. You can also configure Vibe to support file extensions that are not supported by default.

For more information about Edit in Place functionality, see Editing Files in the Novell Vibe 3.4 User Guide.

4.11.1 Changing Global File Associations for Edit in Place Applications

When calling applications with the Edit in Place feature, Novell Vibe uses standard file associations. If your organization uses different file associations, you can reconfigure Vibe to use the preferred file associations.

Individual users can do this for their own user accounts, as described in Changing the Default Editor Settings for a Single File Type in the Novell Vibe 3.4 User Guide.

To reconfigure Vibe to use the preferred file association for all users on the Vibe site:

  1. Change to the following directory:

    Linux:

    		 
    /opt/novell/teaming/apache-tomcat/
                           webapps/ssf/WEB-INF/classes/config

    Windows:

    		 
    c:\Program Files\Novell\Teaming\apache-tomcat\
                           webapps\ssf\WEB-INF\classes\config

  2. Make a backup copy of the ssf-ext.properties file, which is located in the same directory as the ssf.properties file.

  3. Open the ssf.properties file in a text editor.

  4. Search for Edit in place to move to the block of lines that control the Edit in Place feature.

  5. Review the subsequent comment lines to become more familiar with how the Edit in Place feature works.

  6. Scroll down to locate the lines for the file associations that you want to change.

  7. Copy the lines to the clipboard of your text editor.

  8. Open the ssf-ext.properties file.

  9. Scroll to the end of the ssf-ext.properties file, then paste the line you copied in Step 7.

  10. Edit the file association as needed.

    Use double backslashes for Mac or Linux systems when you need to include a space in the path, as shown in the above example.

  11. (Optional) Copy additional lines from the ssf.properties file to the ssf-ext.properties file as needed.

  12. Save and close the ssf-ext.properties file.

  13. Close the ssf.properties file without saving it.

  14. Stop and restart Vibe to put the modified file associations into affect for your Vibe site.

4.11.2 Configuring Vibe to Support Additional File Types for Edit in Place Applications

You can configure Vibe to support other document editors to the list of documents that Vibe can edit using Edit in Place.

  1. Change to the following directory:

    Linux:

    		 
    /opt/novell/teaming/apache-tomcat/
                           webapps/ssf/WEB-INF/classes/config

    Windows:

    		 
    c:\Program Files\Novell\Teaming\apache-tomcat\
                           webapps\ssf\WEB-INF\classes\config

  2. Make a backup copy of the ssf-ext.properties file, which is located in the same directory as the ssf.properties file.

  3. Open the ssf.properties file in a text editor.

  4. Search for Edit in place to move to the block of lines that control the Edit in Place feature.

  5. Review the subsequent comment lines to become more familiar with how the Edit in Place feature works.

  6. Copy the following line to the clipboard of your text editor:

    edit.in.place.file.applet.extensions=

  7. Open the ssf-ext.properties file.

  8. Scroll to the end of the ssf-ext.properties file, then paste the line you copied in Step 6.

  9. Add the file extension to the comma-delimited list of file extensions.

  10. (Optional) Copy additional lines from the ssf.properties file to the ssf-ext.properties file as needed.

  11. Save and close the ssf-ext.properties file.

  12. Close the ssf.properties file without saving it.

  13. Stop and restart Vibe.