On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 15:26 +0100, Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote: > Hello, > > I am searching for a way to tell filemanagers about a certain mime type > and a according icon. What I could do is to install the mime type xml file > in the style described here: > http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/AddingMIMETutor > > Additional I have added a <generic-icon name="oyranos_logo"/> element. But > this seems to have no effect (dolphin and nautilus). In fact this icon is > provided as PNG in: > ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/oyranos_logo.png and > $(prefix)/share/pixmaps/oyranos_logo.png > The icons in that paths are used for applications just fine, e.g. > inkscape. > > Is my mime xml file somehow wrong (attached)? > Is on freedesktop.org a tutorial on how to install a application including > a own data format? > > I must admit the spec pages on freedesktop.org is somewhat confusing. > There are even specs which do not have a date inside, especially the > "Shared MIME-info Database" spec. > > Perhaps the generic-icon element is simply not yet implemented? >
generic-icon is implemented just fine in gvs and nautilus. As a first step in untangling your problem, I would recommend running gvfs-info on one of the files you expect to show that icon, and study the results. _______________________________________________ xdg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
