Does xdg-open on a pdf open evince for you? Den 05/05/2015 23.10 skrev "Fabrizio Tappero" <[email protected]>:
> 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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