rewritten intro section on opening files

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
index 97c0bcb..6eb1a7a 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
@@ -1500,17 +1500,21 @@ to Defaults</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
 	<!-- ======================================================== Opening -->
-  <sect1 id="gosnautilus-28">
+  <sect1 id="nautilus-open-file">
     <title>Opening Files</title>
+    <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
+    <anchor id="gosnautilus-28"/>       
     <indexterm>
       <primary>file manager</primary>
       <secondary>opening files</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <para>When you open a file, the file manager performs the default
 action for that file type.</para>
+    <para>For example, opening a music file will play it with the default music playing application, opening a text file will allow you to read and edit it in a text editor, and opening an image file will display the image.</para>
     <para>The file manager checks the contents of a file to determine the type
 of a file. If the first lines do not determine the type of the file, then
-the file manager checks the file extension.</para>
+the file manager checks the <glossterm>file extension</glossterm>.</para>
+    <note><para>If you open an executable text file, that is, one that Nautilus considers can be run as a program, then you will be asked what you want to do: run it, or display it in a text editor. You can modify this behaviour in the <link linkend="nautilus-preferences">File Management preferences</link>.</para></note>
     <sect2 id="gosnautilus-29">
       <title>Executing the Default Action</title>
       <indexterm>