Use xdg-open Den 05/05/2015 22.55 skrev "Fabrizio Tappero" <[email protected]>:
> Hi Stefan, > actually /usr/share/applications/defaults.list among one gazilion lines > says: > application/pdf=evince.desktop;atril.desktop > > I am pretty sure I could fix the problem. The thing is, it will not solve > the problem for other people in the same situation. > > Any idea for a solution implementable in kicad? a good idea? > > fabrizio > > > -- > Fabrizio Tappero > > > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Stefan Hepp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> This is truly an old issue, and I had the same issue with other linux >> programs (Opera, Firefox,..) on Kubuntu. >> >> I assume the "issue" is that kicad uses the standard mechanism to >> determine the default viewer, which is not kept in sync by KDE (which is >> the default desktop on Mint, I think). >> >> You will find that the default pdf 'viewer' is set to Gimp in >> >> /usr/share/applications/defaults.list >> >> The list of applications available to open any mimetype seems to come >> from 'mimeinfo.cache' in the same directory. No idea who came up with those >> defaults and why KDE does not update them, but it seems to be the same >> issue in all Ubuntu-based distributions (or even Debian?). >> >> >> You can set the default viewer either by creating a file >> >> kate ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list >> >> to contain: >> >> [Default Applications] >> application/pdf=kde4/okular.desktop; >> >> >> You can also achieve the same by running >> >> mimeopen -d dummy.pdf >> >> which will ask you for your preferred viewer and store it to your >> defaults.list. >> (If you choose 'Other', you need to enter a program name like 'okular', >> and it will create a new .desktop file, which is why I prefer editing the >> defaults.list file myself, or/and add my favorite pdf viewer to my local >> mimeinfo.cache first). >> >> >> Cheers, >> Stefan >> >> >> >> >> On 05.05.2015 00:25, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> In my Linux Mint (as I supspect in many Debian distros) any pdf (via >>> double click) gets open with the default Document Viewer, as it should. >>> but kicad insist with Gimp. >>> >>> this is a very old issue and despite the possibility of choosing a pdf >>> reader inside kicad, it seems strange to me that in 2015 there is still >>> no way to tell linux not to read a pdf with gimp. >>> >>> Does anybody know how to work around this proble? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Fabrizio >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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