SOlved;;text files how to open without clicking on display?

[frybyte]

Hello- both suggestions worked I think, As for the 'weird' answer that box was checked by default, I didn't look at it at all when doing the clean install.
thank you all.
j

I have one 'important' text file on my desktop (current Mint 20+) when I click to open it I get a box that asks me if I want to do a number of different things but really when I click on that all I want is it to open in 'display'....how to make that the default?

Also I once heard there was a way to adjust the width of the slider window bar? please remind me where that setting is I can no longer find it.

Thanks
Jay

[rickNS]

when I click to open it I get a box that asks me if I want to do a number of different things but really when I click on that all I want is it to open in 'display'....how to make that the default?

You mean this pop-up box.

You can get rid of that by;
1, right click the file, select properties.
2, click the permissions tab.
3, remove the check mark from in front of "Allow executing file as program.
close,
Done.

[ErnestLaughway]

It's weird! How thi file was marked for execution? Did you do it by accident and you forgot it?

[mikeflan]

Also I once heard there was a way to adjust the width of the slider window bar? please remind me where that setting is I can no longer find it.

None of these look like right to me, but maybe they will work for you:
viewtopic.php?f=208&t=355341
viewtopic.php?f=206&t=265533
viewtopic.php?f=208&t=166000