xdg-utils vs GNOME/XFCE (Fedora 8)

[wwp]

Hello Rex,


On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:58:11 -0500 Rex Dieter <rdieter at math.unl.edu> wrote:

> wwp wrote:
> 
> >> > I can't get some custom MIME settings to work in GNOME and XFCE. When I
> >> > set them using xdg-utils and the xdg-mime command I use returns 0.
> >> > konqueror even acknowledges the changes. I tried restarting my GNOME
> >> > and XFCE sessions, but my custom MIME types are not effective in
> >> > nautilus and thunar.
> >> 
> >> kde (v3 anyway) uses a different MIME system than gnome/xfce(*), so
> >> setting a mimetype within a kde3 session affects *only* kde (and
> >> like-wise setting a mime association from within gnome/xfce won't touch
> >> kde).
> > 
> > Well, except that I don't use a KDE-specific way to define MIME, I use
> > xdg-utils, which are - tell me if I'm wrong - supposed to do it for
> > KDE/GNOME/whatever desktops they support and are installed?
> 
> OK, you're wrong.  :)  That's not how xdg-utils (mime support anyway),
> works, I'm afraid.
> 
> It operates on whichever desktop you're currently in (only), not on all
> desktops currently installed.

OK, good to know! Thanks for the tip. My assertion about MIME install
was wrongly deduced by the fact that xdg-desktop-icon and
xdg-desktop-menu does affect all (installed) desktops with one call
only.


Regards,

-- 
wwp
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