Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-25 Thread Kenneth
Anne Wilson wrote: On Friday 24 Dec 2004 23:31, Kenneth wrote: snip Are you familiar with the TWiki? Experiences like this are worth noting there to help others. Yes, I think I followed a link, perhaps from one of your posts off this list in regard urpmi to Twiki. I think it is a fantastic

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Kenneth
I decided to submit this query again. I think that if someone can tell me what there setting is for this mime type, I can re-enter it into my settings. Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Kenneth wrote: Recently, when I run several programs, most notably Kate and Kmess, I receive an error

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread RickSisler
Kenneth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I decided to submit this query again. I think that if someone can tell me what there setting is for this mime type, I can re-enter it into my settings. Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Kenneth wrote: Recently, when I run several programs,

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Kenneth
A Hundred Thousand Thanks, Rick! Although it hasn't helped me fix the problem (yet), I feel that the info you provided is a certain lead. Interestingly, though I am still getting the same error report when I run Kate and for that matter when I start KDE, I get the same results that you sent me

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread RickSisler
Kenneth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: A Hundred Thousand Thanks, Rick! Although it hasn't helped me fix the problem (yet), I feel that the info you provided is a certain lead. Interestingly, though I am still getting the same error report when I run Kate and for that matter when I start

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Kenneth
Kenneth wrote: A Hundred Thousand Thanks, Rick! Although it hasn't helped me fix the problem (yet), I feel that the info you provided is a certain lead. Interestingly, though I am still getting the same error report when I run Kate and for that matter when I start KDE, I get the same results that

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Bill Winegarden
On Friday 24 Dec 2004 19:16, Kenneth wrote: Kenneth wrote: A Hundred Thousand Thanks, Rick! Although it hasn't helped me fix the problem (yet), I feel that the info you provided is a certain lead. Interestingly, though I am still getting the same error report when I run Kate and

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Erylon Hines
On Friday 24 December 2004 10:29 am, Kenneth wrote: | A Hundred Thousand Thanks, Rick! | | Although it hasn't helped me fix the problem (yet), | I feel that the info you provided is a certain | lead. | | Interestingly, though I am still getting the | same error report when I run Kate and for that

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 24 Dec 2004 19:48, Erylon Hines wrote: On Friday 24 December 2004 10:29 am, Kenneth wrote: Have you tried deleting your #~/.kde Better still, rename it, You will lose ALL of your kde settings (back up your address book if you use

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Kenneth
Thanks again to all who have replied to my inquiry. I haven't yet tried the removing or renaming #~/.KDE option. Over the hollidays I will work on this problem. I think I do have a serious KDE problem. I might, in the end, just back up the files I want to save to a CD and reinstall reformat my HD

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Bart Simons
Op vrijdag 24 december 2004 17:16, schreef Kenneth: I decided to submit this query again. I think that if someone can tell me what there setting is for this mime type, I can re-enter it into my settings. Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Kenneth wrote: Recently, when I run

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 24 Dec 2004 20:32, Kenneth wrote: Thanks again to all who have replied to my inquiry. I haven't yet tried the removing or renaming #~/.KDE option. Over the hollidays I will work on this problem. I think I do have a serious KDE problem.

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Kenneth
Anne Wilson wrote: Kenneth - I've not really understood clearly. Are you saying this is a message box when Kate fails, or a message that you see in Konsole when you launch Kate from the command line? Anne Hi Anne, It was a message box with the text Sorry, can't find mime type

Re: [newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-24 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 24 Dec 2004 23:31, Kenneth wrote: It was a message box with the text Sorry, can't find mime type application/octet-stream. But I haven't had the problem since I defined a type - application - octet-stream in kcontrol - and left the

[newbie] application/octet-stream

2004-12-22 Thread Kenneth
Recently, when I run several programs, most notably Kate and Kmess, I receive an error message - can't find mime type: application/octet-stream. I have no idea how I might have deleted such a file or association setting. How do I restablish this mime type? -- Kenneth Rhodes 100% MicroSoft Free