Re: mime types

[Robert Jerrard <rjerrard math concordia ab ca>]

On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 21:20 +0200, Sven Arvidsson wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 11:12 -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote:
> > Does anyone know how to get epiphany to open a texmacs file with texmacs
> > rather then ask me to download it or save as?
> > 
> > I would also like to be able to specify the helper application for pdf
> > files but can not see how to do it.
> > 
> > I thought that nautilus settings were used by Epiphany and I have
> > nautilus opening texmacs files with with texmacs and pdf file with the
> > application I want but Epiphany does not pick up these settings.
> > 
> > Any help is appreciated. I am on a Debian unstable, AMD64, system.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You're probably seeing this bug,
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=539117
> 
> This is also Debian bug 498913.
> 

Hi Sven, yes it is probably the same bug. 

Anyone had any experience with 

/etc/gnome/epiphany/mime-types-permissions.xml

I wondered whether adding a mime type for texmacs to this file would
allow Epiphany to recognize texmacs files. I am hesitant to just try it
as any fallout would affect an entire network of users, not just me.

Bob
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