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Defaults.list / wrong application defined (Solved)

#1 Post by norgo »

/usr/share/applications/defaults.list

contains the entry application/pdf=epdfview.desktop for PDF files
This leads to malfunction if an application try to use the defined default application for PDF files ( e.g. Seamonkey under Slacko, because epdfview is not installed )

correct entry should be application/pdf=defaultpdfviewer.desktop

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--- old/defaults.list	2017-12-20 14:44:30.935552590 +0100
+++ new/defaults.list	2017-12-20 12:11:24.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 application/msword=defaultwordprocessor.desktop
 application/notecase-enc=notecase.desktop
 application/notecase-plain=notecase.desktop
-application/pdf=epdfview.desktop
+application/pdf=defaultpdfviewer.desktop
 application/pet=petget.desktop
 application/postscript=ghostview.desktop
 application/rtf=defaultwordprocessor.desktop
 
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Last edited by norgo on Sat 24 Mar 2018, 08:32, edited 1 time in total.

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#2 Post by tallboy »

Which puppy is that?
In Lucid 5.2.8.7, I have changed to xpdf in /etc/mailcap, /usr/bin/defaulthandler and /usr/local/PupApps/defaultapps/pdfreader.

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Re: defaults.list / wrong application defined

#3 Post by phat7 »

norgo wrote:correct entry should be application/pdf=defaultpdfviewer.desktop
:lol: defaultpdfviewer.desktop => /usr/local/bin/defaultpdfviewer => epdfview

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#4 Post by tallboy »

No, no, no, no, phat7! :shock: I am sure that what you really meant is:
defaultpdfviewer.desktop => /usr/local/bin/defaultpdfviewer => xpdf :lol:
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#5 Post by phat7 »

It's not what I meant, it's what I saw. You didn't follow norgo's link, did you?

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#6 Post by tallboy »

Yes, I did just now, the post kind of drowned in colored text, so I missed it the first time! :oops:
It was the same default application choise in Lucid too, same source I guess.
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Re: defaults.list / wrong application defined

#7 Post by norgo »

phat7 wrote: :lol: defaultpdfviewer.desktop => /usr/local/bin/defaultpdfviewer => epdfview
consider that /usr/local/bin/defaultpdfviewer becomes overwritten by pinstall.sh

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#8 Post by norgo »

fixed, see commit 63da866
thanks to wdlkmpx

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