diff --git a/src/doc/user/usermanual.html b/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
index 43fad0ee..6acc9a21 100644
--- a/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
+++ b/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
@@ -2933,12 +2933,10 @@ fs.inotify.max_user_watches=32768
will start an external viewer for the document. By
default, Recoll lets the
desktop choose the appropriate application for most
- document types. This currently not customisable on
- Windows. See further
- for customizing the applications on Unix-like systems.
+ document types. See further for
+ customizing the applications.
You can click on the Query
details link at the top of the results page to see
the query actually performed, after stem expansion and
@@ -2975,8 +2973,8 @@ fs.inotify.max_user_watches=32768
Unix-like
- systems: customising the applications
+ "RCL.SEARCH.GUI.RESLIST.APPLICATIONS">Customising
+ the applications
When Use desktop
preferences, at the top of the dialog, is
- checked, there is a small list of exceptions, for MIME
+ checked, the desktop default is generally used, but
+ there is a small default list of exceptions, for MIME
types where the Recoll
choice should override the desktop one. These are
applications which are well integrated with
@@ -3015,7 +3014,10 @@ fs.inotify.max_user_watches=32768
In all cases, the applications choice dialog accepts
multiple selections of MIME types in the top section,
and lets you define how they are processed in the
- bottom one.
+ bottom one. In most cases, you will be using
+ %f as a place holder to be
+ replaced by the file name in the application command
+ line.