On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Jure Repinc wrote: > I am not sure if this is happening only to me or maybe someone else has > the same problem. > > if I add a file type association to some app it works OK during the > current session but it is lost after I restart. For example *.torrent > files are not associated with anything at the begining. I then right > click on some torrent file and select Edit File Type and add a new > application which is opened if I double click on torrent file. > > I have kdebase-3.1.3-71mdk installed.
This will not work until all desktops use one menu/mime-type system (who the idiots were who decided to implement one per desktop is something I would like to find out ...). Your associations will be reset every time you run update-menus (which happens when you log in, and should happen after you install a new package). You may be able to put entries in with the menudrake, I haven't tried. At least though, it would be nice if all packages provided working mime types .. or at least if the whole system were documented. I don't know if Gimp's XCF is recognized in KDE now or not (last week it wasn't), and there is no way I can tell where I should file the bug ... KDE? mandrake_mime? Gimp? Can someone in the know make a wiki page, or post the bare essentials here and we will ... Regards, Buchan -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
