Firefox uses wrong programs to open downloaded files.

Mad Fish · 2010-09-05 11:54:29

The summary says it all. I don't want my PDFs to be opened with GIMP instead of Evince, etc.

Are there any fixes for that behavior?

Ari'osika · 2010-09-05 11:58:28

Like how?

Is your problem like; installing (epdfviewer)? and then setting firefox to use that, and when it comes time, it doesn't?

Or, more info please...

Mad Fish · 2010-09-05 12:06:58

Well, to be more precise: Firefox doesn't use the same program for opening files, as I've configured in GNOME.

kpbotbot · 2010-09-05 13:49:43

Does the problem reoccur when you restart after setting the default application for viewing the files?

Mad Fish · 2010-09-05 14:00:03

kpbotbot wrote:

Does the problem reoccur when you restart after setting the default application for viewing the files?

Yes, it does. The problem is permanent.

munkyeetr · 2010-09-05 15:39:02

I am a little confused (as I think Ari'osika was):

Have you set default applications in Firefox or just in Gnome?

In Firefox, go to menu Edit -> Preferences and make your settings on the Applications tab.

Hope this helps
Munky

Mad Fish · 2010-09-05 15:49:17

Well, Applications tab doesn't contain entries for all possible mime types, for example, there is no entry for JPG, and Firefox opens JPG in Wine's Internet Explorer (sic!).

What I want is to make Firefox respect what I've configured already in GNOME.
I think this needs a patch or something (something like patches for KDE integration, but for GNOME instead).

munkyeetr · 2010-09-05 16:01:08

I agree that it should respect global (ie: DE/WM) settings...

ps - Firefox Applications tab does have a JPEG file entry (at least in 3.6.8)

superchango · 2010-09-05 19:19:17

Install from AUR mozplugger and edit /etc/mozpluggerrc. This file has all mime types configuration for Firefox.

adrianx · 2010-09-06 08:44:56

I use both KDE and Gnome, so Firefox decided to use KDE applications by default.

I edited /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache and changed the order around a bit, e.g:
I changed

application/pdf=kde4-okularApplication_pdf.desktop;gimp.desktop;evince.desktop;

to

application/pdf=evince.desktop;kde4-okularApplication_pdf.desktop;gimp.desktop;

Another example:
From:

application/x-gzip=kde4-ark.desktop;file-roller.desktop;

To:

application/x-gzip=file-roller.desktop;kde4-ark.desktop;

It was a bit of a shot in the dark, but it seems to have worked.

Edit: I've just tested Firefox in KDE and it now wants to use evince and file-roller... Oh well, but al least it could still work for the OP.

Last edited by adrianx (2010-09-06 08:55:41)

asvaue · 2016-09-09 11:55:33

http://libre-software.net/change-the-de … nt-ubuntu/

WorMzy · 2016-09-09 12:27:34

Please don't necrobump, asvaue.

Closing.

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