2009/12/18 Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 11:50 +0100, Antonio M wrote: >> I got an attachment (Microsoft Office doc) but I didn't get the option >> of F11 to open it with Openoffice or any other application, there is >> no open with option, same attachment open fine in F12, starting >> Openoffice writer!!! > > Chances are that whoever sent you that file sent it with the wrong MIME > type descriptor. The sending client describes the type of file, and the > receiving client passes that file off to the default application for > that type of file. If the *type* is not correctly outlined, then the > whole system fails to work. > > Most likely, it was described as application/octet-stream which means > "this is some unknown kind of binary file, figure out how to handle this > by yourself." If you try to set up your system to believe that all such > unidentified files are word documents, by default, then you're setting > yourself up for failure with the next NON word document that's sent with > the *unknown* *binary* file type description. > > -- > [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r > 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 > > tnx for the great explanation, Tim.....I don't understand why same attachment starts openoffice in F12 (two boxes) , that are both standard installation. What is different??? -- Antonio Montagnani Skype : antoniomontag SIP: antoniomontag@xxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
