samuel verstraete wrote: >hi, > >I'm presenting you a problem i have with *all* file managers i tried >uptill now... > >I'm working in a scientific sector and all our raw data (which are >just text files) come overhere as .dat file (dat like in data, pretty >logical... for a scientist like myself) > >Now of course i know that files with a .dat extension are supposed to >be mpeg files (format/containers ,whatever) > >But i thought that thunar was reading some kind of file header to >detect the file type instead of just checking the file extension? > >Cause right now it is of course trying to open this thing with a movie >program (xfmedia/totem/mplay/gxine) which is of course totally >unvalid.... > >Not really sure what the question is but... any reactions on this? > >(btw i tried nautilus, xfffm, rox and thunar :) ) > >gr,S. >_______________________________________________ >Thunar-dev mailing list >[email protected] >http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev > > > You can just choose to open with another application. Or that won't solve the problem? Of course it would still show the movie-icon of your icon-theme.
Just my thought. greets, Jonas _______________________________________________ Thunar-dev mailing list [email protected] http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev
