Opening OOo-3 files from Dolphin or Konqueror

[Jim]

Sharpe, Sam J wrote:
> 2009/4/6 Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net>:
>   
>> FC 10-X86_64 / KDE
>>
>> This box is a Fresh install of FC10 from FC8 ,  / was formatted and clean
>> install, the /home/user was saved from FC8 .
>>
>> For instance, opening a *.xls , *.odt any OO file, from Dolphin or
>> Konqueror,  if you LEFT click on a Icon to open a xls, it will say it can't
>> open it,
>> but if I RIGHT click and tell it to open with "OpenOffice Calc" it will open
>> it.
>>
>> In the window, when you RIGHT click it says;
>>
>> ? Open with Spreadsheet
>> Open with Openoffice Calc
>> Other
>>
>> If you click on "Open with Spreadsheet" that when it says it can't open
>> file,   There is  a ? in front of  'Open with Spreadsheet' , which it means
>> it's a DEAD application launcher.
>>
>> But if I select 'Open with Openoffice Calc' it then opens the .xls file.
>>
>> That  ? Open with Spreadsheet  is a DEAD launcher and also the DEFAULT
>> launcher when LEFT clicking on Icon to start opening a OpenOffice-3 file.
>>
>> How Do I Get Rid of   ?  Open with Spreadsheet in the LEFT click window .
>>
>> I have deleted the ~/user/.kde and let it regenerate a new .kde folder, but
>> that doesn't help with my problem.
>>
>> I also deleted the  .openoffice folder and let it regenerate a new
>> .openoffice folder.
>>     
>
> What does "SystemSettings > Advanced tab > File Associations" say
> about those type of files?
>
>   

 In the File Associations there are a whole lot of Known Types.

What Known Type are you referring to ?
You have;

message
text
audio
application
image
x-content
(and so on)
 
and just what are you looking for ?