Re: [e-users] xdg-open ignores mimeapps.list

Hello,

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  Subject    : Re: [e-users] xdg-open ignores mimeapps.list
  Message-ID : <[email protected]>
  Date & Time: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 21:36:35 +0930

[SL] == Simon Lees <[email protected]> has written:

SL>  On 9/19/22 12:00, Masaru Nomiya wrote:
[...]
MN>> BTW, I can't believe that someone with a career as yours doesn't
MN>> know about recoll.

SL>  I work full time for a linux distro, I also don't know about
SL>  recoil.

Basically, it is a manifestation of the difference in thinking between
the sciences and the humanities regarding digital archiving, I think.

Although,  I am also a science person myself.

[...]
MN> > Now then, as a workaround, I did
MN> > 
MN> > # ln -s /usr/bin/kde-open /usr/bin/xdg-open
MN> > 
MN> > With this, recoll seems to be working fine!
MN> > 
MN> > I'm wondering if there are any problems with this workaround?

SL>  If it works for you then no, xdg-open is a very simple script
SL>  which will detect if your running enlightenment and then call
SL>  enlightenment-open, or will check if your running kde and will
SL>  call kde-open in that case because generally this is  whats
SL>  available on your system.

Ah, I see.

SL>  The only thing you really have to worry about is if your package
SL>  manager updates xdg-utils then it might remove the symlink.

I am aware of this.

Anyway, many thanks, indeed.

Regards.

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