Ok, got it now, thanks again for your time Guillaume!
Mike
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
>
> 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
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