Re: [gcmd-dev] Simple mimetype editor

[Magnus Stålnacke]

Michael wrote:
> It yet goes mad on 'application/octet-stream' though. 

Yep, it does here too.

I came to the conclusion that it behaved like that when
there are no registered apps. It tried to make a list
out of nothing. Should work in latest 0.7.8 version now.

http://web.telia.com/~u97007522/linux/code/mimeedit/mimeedit-0.7.8.tgz

> > The files used by gcmd or nautilus or whatever gnomeish
> > is the cache-file and those .desktop files. The defaults
> > list is not used for anything other than the creation of
> > the cache file.
>
> Are you sure ? 

Are you running the gnome-settings-daemon?
It may be using it, i do not know (i do not use that).
> btw. Do you know what the desktop file option "NoDisplay=true" means ? 

Nope.