Lee, I sent a mail this morning to thank you - but it never reached the list (used the wrong mail account). I followed your first fix, and everything is working as expected. So, don't care, and thanks again! Matti
Am 06.04.2016 um 17:37 schrieb T Lee Davidson: > Matti, > > I was wrong about the pattern in > "/usr/share/mimelnk/application/x-gambas3.desktop". That mimetype file is for > Gambas scripts, > not Gambas executables. > > And, I recommend ignoring my instruction to create > "~/.local/share/applications/gbr3.desktop". It might be much better to just > create the association in System Settings. > > Once there, go to Applications -> File Associations and search on "gambas". > There should be two there already which you can use > as examples to create a "x-gambas" type. You can switch back an forth between > the types as you create the new one. > > I chose the "application-x-gambas" icon from System icons, added "*.gambas" > as a filename pattern, described it as "Gambas > executable", and added "/usr/bin/gbr3" in Application Preference Order. > > Once I clicked Apply, the file, "~/.local/share/applications/gbr3.desktop", > was created and the mimetype database updated > automatically. > > > On 04/05/2016 09:47 PM, T Lee Davidson wrote: >> On 04/05/2016 03:17 PM, Matti wrote: >>> Unfortunately, I have to set up my system (openSUSE 42.1) completely new. >>> I installed Gambas 3.8.4 >>> fromhttp://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Education/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/, >>> and it runs ok as it did >>> before. >>> >>> But the packager seems to have made a mistake, as *.gambas files are >>> regarded as plain text documents and won't start by >>> clicking on them. >>> >>> So, does anyone know how to make KDE run *.gambas files automatically? >> Matti, >> >> I think the mistake in "/usr/share/mimelnk/application/x-gambas3.desktop" is >> the Patterns being set to "*.g;*.G". I tried >> correcting that to "*.gambas;*.Gambas" on my system. But, I got impatient >> and didn't want bother seeing if a reboot would cause >> the new pattern to be picked up. >> >> Here's a quick fix. >> >> Ensure that you have a file "~/.local/share/applications/gbr3.desktop" with >> the content: >> [Desktop Entry] >> Exec=/usr/bin/gbr3 >> MimeType=application/gambas; >> Name=gbr3 >> NoDisplay=true >> Type=Application >> >> (It can sometimes take a minute or so for the system to recognize changes in >> "~/.local/share/applications".) >> >> Then go to System Settings -> Applications -> File Associations. Search for >> "gambas". It should be: >> Filename patterns: *.gambas >> Description: application/gambas >> Application Preference Order: gbr3 >> >> If it's not there, add it. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user