In my machine: $ xdg-mime query default application/pdf evince.desktop but kicad still uses gimp. Am I missing something?
thanks fabrizio -- Fabrizio Tappero On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Nick Østergaard <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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