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Ken, I had a similar experience recently with places opening mplayer in the manner in which you describe for vlc. It is as you suspected a file association issue, or at least it was in my case. You basically can fix it by manually starting nautilus and using the "Open With..." to reset the preference for directory objects to nautilus. My problem occurred after doing something with a DVD which caused me to try to open a folder with mplayer and the option 'Remember this application for "folder" files' is set by default. Here's the bug I found which referenced the issue and includes more detailed steps to resolve it: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/667071 Hope this fixes your problem. Brian .. On 04/22/2011 08:37 AM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: Running Ubuntu; if I go to Places -> $MOSTANYCHOICE (e.g., "Home Folder"), lo! My vlc starts up, and I'm watching Ghostbusters. And, while Ghostbusters is not to be sneered at, it's unlikely to offer the directory listing for which I'm looking.As I'd prefer to not blow away *all* my settings, I was wondering if anyone might have any suggestions on how to track this one down. The funny thing is, it functions correctly for *some* selections. Here -- my current layout: Home folder: vlc Desktop: vlc Documents: vlc Music: vlc Pictures: vlc Video: vlc Computer: Computer(!) 269 MB Filesystem [from an inserted SD card]: vlc 15 GB Filesystem [ibid.]: vlc Network: Network sftp for ken on 192.168.21.100: vlc Connect to server: connect-to-server dialog Just noticed two things: - vlc fires up *different* things, depending on where it's launched - Not all destinations that launch vlc have playable media, so it's not like it's triggering on something it's finding. So, things I'm looking for, in order of preference: - Way to edit the Gnome menu option associations to find out what's wrong. - Way to blow away *just* Gnome's settings. - Random suggestions that might offer insight. Thanks! -Ken _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ |
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