xdg-utils vs GNOME/XFCE (Fedora 8)

[Rex Dieter]

wwp wrote:

> Hello Rex,

>> 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.

Hmm... I'm going to go back and re-read the code.  
Maybe it could be made to work without too much pain.

-- Rex