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 :)

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, one might use the following sort of text (assuming here that SumatraPDF.exe is the name of the executable and that it lives in D:\Apps\):

    [Akete]
    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

