On Sat, 22 May 2010 14:58:43 -0400, Ed Mullen
<[email protected]> wrote:

>JohnW-Mpls wrote:
>> old:
>>
>> A couple days ago I started getting some little "save or browse"
>> window anytime I clicked on an mp3 file (using SeaMonkey 2.04 under
>> XP).  I looked in preferences under helper applications - mp3 was not
>> listed and I saw no way to add the mp3 type to the list.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> + + + + + + +
>> new:
>>
>> No suggestion in here so I restored my XP partition from a three week
>> old backup (a disk sector backup, not filename, so it puts me right
>> back were I was before).  That worked - my SeaMonkey Browser again
>> opens mp3 files right away - no intervening pop-up.
>>
>> Turns out "Helper Applications" in the restored SM does not include an
>> mp3 type either.  Well, over a month ago in Windows, I changed my
>> default for mp3 files from QuickTime Player to Windows Media Player.
>> However, SM still uses QuickTime.  I did not see anything specifying
>> this in SM's about:config.
>>
>> So, anyone know where in SeaMonkey is the mp3 app defined?

>mimeTypes.rdf in your profile

>-- Ed Mullen.

Thanks Ed.  Good to know.  Now:-

What is an .rdf file type - a db?  How do I open that to make a
change?

Also, I noticed that my FireFox's "Helper Applications" has mp3 in it
(unlike my SM) and both have a mimeTypes.rdf file in its profile.
Would it be safe to just copy FF's file into SM.

-- 
 JohnW-Mpls
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