I went through the freedesktop specs on MIME. I'd like to know if
there is any way by which I can query the database to know which
application is to be used for a specific MIME type? I did check out
the current Implementors section and even downloaded the
corresponding apps, but none of them seem
On Thursday 13 April 2006 08:06, nupul kukreja wrote:
I went through the freedesktop specs on MIME. I'd like to know if
there is any way by which I can query the database to know which
application is to be used for a specific MIME type? I did check out
the current Implementors section and
On Thursday 13 April 2006 08:06, nupul kukreja wrote:
I went through the freedesktop specs on MIME. I'd like to know if
there is any way by which I can query the database to know which
application is to be used for a specific MIME type? I did check out
the current Implementors section
- go in /usr/share/applications
- in mimeinfo.cache search for your mime-type
- in the same dir look into the appropriate file *.desktop
Well Luca thanks a millionyup it did help me solve my doubt...but
got another one ;) if a new application is installed, and has its own
file
On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 03:38:50PM +1000, Benjamin Rich wrote:
Following my posts about displaying all files in /home/user on the
desktop, I decided you're all right, and I should just make my own
desktop GUI if I want this feature included.
I'm not sure if anyone suggested this or not as I
On Thursday 13 April 2006 11:12, Luca Dionisi wrote:
On Thursday 13 April 2006 08:06, nupul kukreja wrote:
I went through the freedesktop specs on MIME. I'd like to know if
there is any way by which I can query the database to know which
application is to be used for a specific MIME
Users only want access to what's important to them. The concept
that there might be stuff there, but hidden, I would think is more
complicated, not less. Why should we see only Desktop/, a subdir
of home -- why don't we see home on the desktop, and then have a
directory (represented
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:14:19 +0530, nupul kukreja wrote:
Well Luca thanks a millionyup it did help me solve my doubt...
I'm afraid that won't work. Multiple applications can handle the same file
types, and then the user can choose between them in their file manager or
select a default.
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:38:50 +1000, Benjamin Rich wrote:
www.linux-platform.org
It details the Common Linux Desktop Platform, which is a set of
cross-distro tools I'm going to write to allow a set of 'foundations'
for anyone wanting to write a desktop/GUI application for 'Linux',
The point is that it does the lookup, how it does the lookup is up to
whoever makes this new desktop. That person just has to make sure to
provide a version of xdg-mime that works on this new desktop.
Waldo Bastian
Linux Client Architect - Client Linux Foundation Technology
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