yes it does.
-- Fabrizio Tappero On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Nick Østergaard <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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