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Is there a graphic tool to add new url schemes like XX://?
I would like to add a few url scheme, e.g magnet://, and add a simple mimetype for it.
So that I would be able to handle these links within my browser.
Is there any graphic tool I could utilize ?
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How to fix xdg-mime for text formats
My xdg-mime makes mistakes. It recognizes an .html file containing Java code as a C++ file.
I don't quite know the internal mechanism of xdg (eg. how it determines filetype). And I want to know how ...
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Where to submit new mimetypes?
I've defined new mimetypes with file suffix, where should I submit my work, so that it will be included in future linux/unix distros ?
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How to properly and easy configure `xdg-open` without any enviroment?
I'm using OpenBox window manager without any desktop enviroment.
xdg-open behaves strangely. It opens everything with firefox.
$ xdg-settings --list
Known properties:
default-web-browser ...
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Desktop Actions and mime types for a DRM file format
I want to handle a DRM file format, which adds an encryption wrapper outside of the protected content. Please see the diagram.
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| DRM wrapper MIME |
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Why does `xdg-mime query filetype …` fail to find a new added file type?
I installed a new file type to share MIME database. But xdg-mime query filetype cannot tell the new type. This problem only happens on my own Linux OS which does not use GNOME or KDE as its desktop. ...
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Is there a glibc API that can find the default handing application for a MIME type on linux?
I want to find the default handling application in my C program. Is there a C API with same functionality as xdg-mime query default mime-type on Linux?
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Can shared-mime-info associate a MIME type to a desktop applications?
I can add a new MIME type in shared MIME-info, but how can I associates this MIME type with an application?
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How can I find the application for a MIME type on linux?
Is there a linux API that can find the default application for a MIME type? Then I can use this application to open a file.
I can not use xdg-open(url) because the file format is a wrapper format and ...
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Gentoo default application for opening files
On my Gentoo box running without a desktop environment, every time I try to open a file the system tries to open it with Firefox. I understand that without a desktop environment "open file" cannot ...
