MIME-Types handlers for gnome

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 00:40 +0300, Vladimir Grebenschikov wrote:
> В ср, 10/11/2004 в 15:10 -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke пишет:
> > On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 14:53 +0300, Vladimir Grebenschikov wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > 
> > > Have gnome tool/configurator for editing mime-types associations ? 
> > > I remember it had before, but can't find it now.
> >
> > It's gone in GNOME 2.8
> 
> oops ...
> 
> > > 
> > > Practically I am interesting in attaching open-office document-types
> > > may be somebody has proper definition files ?
> > 
> > Right-click on an OpenOffice file, select Properties, then choose the
> > default application which which to open the document.
> 
> Yes, it works somehow, but not in best way, no program title definition,
> no icon for mime-type
> 
> Also binary name in "Open with ..."  menu not best idea, IMHO
> 
> like "Open in smath", when other (auth-installed applications has good
> descriptions)
> 
> I guess it is possible to edit mime/type manually, 
> can you provide some hints ?

Don't do it.  You can muck around ~/.local/share/*, but most of those
files are dynamically generated, so I wouldn't expect consistent
results.

> 
>  
> > > And also some small things like look to any text/* file with xemacs from
> > > evolution, it does not works in evolution even if one configure
> > > additional extension handler in nautilus.
> > 
> > Same thing as above.
> 
> It is not possible from evolution :( 
> so I should save file first and then open properties with nautilus.

I guess.  So far Evolution 2.0 has been pretty good with opening
attachments for me.

Joe

> 
> > Joe
> 
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