Akete - FARR-specific file associations

Purpose

  FARR enables customization of the browser and/or file explorer 
  used to "launch" URLs and files/folders respectively.  This plugin 
  generalizes this idea for files based on filename extensions.  

  The original motivation for this plugin was to enable one to 
  make use of and transport file associations without getting 
  involved with the registry -- e.g. for portable application types 
  of settings -- well, at least for files launched via FARR :)

Prerequisites

  FSubScript Plugin
    http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=15686

Usage

  To customize the handling for a specific file extension, first 
  ensure that FARR's "Program Options -> Lists -> User Variables" 
  setting has an [Akete] section.  Then create a line in that 
  section of the form:

    <extension>=<executable-path>

  where <extension> stands for the (typically 3-letter) file 
  extension in question and <executable-path> is an appropriate path 
  to an appropriate executable.

  For example, to handle PDF files using SumatraPDF, use the following 
  line (assuming here that SumatraPDF.exe is the name of the 
  executable and that it lives in D:\Apps\):

    pdf=D:\Apps\SumatraPDF.exe

  If all goes well, FARR should now launch all files that end in 
  '.pdf' using SumatraPDF. 

Credits

  Thanks go out to:

    mouser
    ecaradec
    phitsc
    Plugin authors that provided source and/or comments on the forums
    DC Forums participants
    DC Supporters

Changelog

  2008-11-17
    Initial release
