vr wrote at 2009-10-27 16:37 -0500: > On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:24:14 -0600, green wrote: > > vr wrote at 2009-10-22 23:23 -0600: > >> Before the upgrade I was able to associate file types, jpg, , etc., with > >> default applications like qiv and then double click on a JPG to view the > >> file. Same with pdf, mpg, etc. Now when I double-click I get the X wrist > >> watch for a moment and then nothing. > > > > Not GTK I think, but MIME. Notice that pcmanfm depends on the > > shared-mime-info > > package. > > > > You can find a particular file's MIME type with the file command and -i > > option. > > > > You might try the mimeopen and mimeview commands (from > > libfile-mimeinfo-perl > > and mailutils, respectively) and their man pages. > > > > Perhaps someone else will help you past here; I know little about MIME.
> In pcmanfm the "type" is listed as "executable" when the file is chmod > 700. When the file is double clicked the wait-watch is displayed briefly > and nothing happens. If the file is chmod 600, pcmanfm brings up the > "Choose an Application" dialog. Does anyone know how this list is > populated? You probably want to drop the executable flag, except on directories. $ chmod -x $FILE > In pcmanfm there's also the option to right click on a file and "open > with..." and when I check the box to always open, for example MP3, with > Audacious2, it does not retain the association. Doing this a couple times > shows Audacious2 in the menu more than once. I cannot find where these > lists are stored and have grepped recursively through $HOME (grep -r -i > audacious *) with no results. Did you try mimeopen? It seems to coincide with what pcmanfm does. The -d option lets you select a default; that should change the default for pcmanfm also.
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