Michael Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Ok, this is still a problem. I tried editing the files myself, and they
> still didn't work. Tried updating the 'menu' package (I assumed this
My answer was not extensive, excuse my non-full knowledge of KDE :-( :
The progs need also the corresponding entries in /usr/share/mimetype/
In the 7.1 we have a problem [which will be solved in next release only
I'm afraid] : these mimetypes are not always provided by kdebase but
sometimes by the apps themselves ; for example *.mp3 won't work properly
with xmms if kmp3 is not installed, even if the menu entry of xmms have
the kde mimetypes, because these mimetypes will not be known by KDE unless
kmp3 installs them.
We need to rework a lot of packages to clean up these mimetypes,
extensively listing all the mimetypes possible, to include them all in
package kdebase.
> was the correct package to update) and rebooted, still no change. This
> is a strange problem indeed; when I click on an .xpm file, the image
> viewer program opens and displays the icon. When I right-click on the
> same file, the menu gives me the option of opening that file with the
> image viewer or the icon editor -> that's the way it should be. When I
> open a text file, same thing, I get the correct program opening up by
> default to show the contents of the file. Now, when I open an .rpm file
> (as user or root), the 'open with' browser pops up asking me what I want
> to use to open that file -> even though kde already assigned the the
> correct 'rpm' icon to it -> I'm assuming that kde does know what kind of
> file it is. Same thing with .mp3 files, they are assigned the 'kmp3'
> icon, but I still get the 'open with' browser asking what program I want
> to use. When I right click on the .mp3 file, there are no options for a
> program to open with, just the top of the menu which says 'open with'.
> Same thing with .avi, they have the correct icon, they just don't know
> that they should use 'aktion' to open up.
>
> Does this make sense? To me, it seems like something in kde is broken;
> some files work, some don't. Can you direct me to the correct package
> for updating? I'm stumped.
You would need the package "menu" and packages for the software: kpackage,
aktion, etc.
I just made the test with the cooker, clicking on a .mp3 launches kmp3
just fine.
Clicking on a RPM is fine, also..
I don't have a .avi under hands to test but apparently it also provides
the mimetypes and have them in the menu entry, it should work.
I suspect your problem was coming from absent corresponding mimetypes in
/usr/share/mimelnk as I explained.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau
