On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:23:34 +0000 Peter Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 15:21 +0100, Levente wrote: > > > > The file association doesn't seem to be working at the moment, the > > > browser thinks the content might be harmful and will only let me save it > > > on disk. I get the impression it doesn't know how to deal with it. > > Ok, it recognises the file... but doesn't want to open it. > > > I had some time to hack on this topic. You have to add lines in your > > /etc/mailcap file. On debian, one should not edit that file by hand. > > There is a update-mime util for that. So my /usr/lib/mime/packages/geda > > looks like this: > > How strange! We already registered with the XDG common mime information > database, which does its thing right in Gnome and latest KDE. More > amusingly, my mail reader (evolution) uses that happily, offering me the > first option of "Open in PCB Designer". Apparently the gnome web browser > (epiphany) doesn't use the same mime registrations. I use neither GNOME, nor KDE, just a window manager. But I think it is more general to edit the system wide mime types. Mozilla, mutt, Sylpheed, etc. using it. Just my EUR0.02. > > application/x-pcb-layout; pcb '%s'; test=test -n "$DISPLAY" ; priority=4 > > application/x-pcb-footprint; pcb '%s'; test=test -n "$DISPLAY" ; > > priority=4 application/x-pcb-netlist; gvim '%s'; test=test -n > > "$DISPLAY" ; priority=4 application/x-geda-schematic; gschem '%s'; > > test=test -n "$DISPLAY" ; priority=4 application/x-geda-symbol; gschem '% > > s'; test=test -n "$DISPLAY" ; priority=4 > > > > Then one should run update-mime. I don't know what system are you using > > though. > > Ubuntu Gutsy with Gnome 2.20 That is debian based I guess, so the above might work for you. > Thanks for the pointers on the mime-info. You are welcome. -- Levente http://web.interware.hu/lekovacs _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user