wwp wrote: >> > I can't get some custom MIME settings to work in GNOME and XFCE. When I >> > set them using xdg-utils and the xdg-mime command I use returns 0. >> > konqueror even acknowledges the changes. I tried restarting my GNOME >> > and XFCE sessions, but my custom MIME types are not effective in >> > nautilus and thunar. >> >> kde (v3 anyway) uses a different MIME system than gnome/xfce(*), so >> setting a mimetype within a kde3 session affects *only* kde (and >> like-wise setting a mime association from within gnome/xfce won't touch >> kde). > > Well, except that I don't use a KDE-specific way to define MIME, I use > xdg-utils, which are - tell me if I'm wrong - supposed to do it for > KDE/GNOME/whatever desktops they support and are installed? OK, you're wrong. :) That's not how xdg-utils (mime support anyway), works, I'm afraid. It operates on whichever desktop you're currently in (only), not on all desktops currently installed. -- Rex
