KDE4 : Association of file types to applications

[James Kerr]

On Friday 09 January 2009 Guido Pinkernell wrote:

> Am Freitag 09 Januar 2009 23:01:28 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > On Friday 09 January 2009 21:41:09 Guido Pinkernell wrote:
> > > Am Freitag 09 Januar 2009 17:24:49 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > > On Friday 09 January 2009 16:02:28 Guido Pinkernell wrote:
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > does kde4 lack the possibility of associating file types to
> > > > > applications?
> > > > >
> > > > > guido at amilo:~> kcmshell4 filetypes
> > > > > findServiceByDesktopPath: filetypes.desktop not found
> > > > > kcmshell(3491)/kcmshell (kdelibs) locateModule: Could not
> > > > > find module ' "filetypes" '.
> > > > >
> > > > > This is on KDE Version 4.1.3 (KDE 4.1.3) "release 69.2"
> > > >
> > > > Open systemsettings, Advanced tab, and there, on the top row,
> > > > you'll find File Associations.
> > >
> > > It's not there. That's the problem. In fact, it seems that it
> > > is not installed, as the command line version of
> > > systemsettings, kcmshell4 filetypes, returns with an "could not
> > > find module" error (see above).
> > >
> > > I have checked with YaST2 which kde package contains the
> > > missing filteypes.desktop file. The only package is kdebase3.
> > > No kdebase4 existent, and the other kde4 packages do not
> > > contain a filetypes.desktop.
> > >
> > > Hm. Since your systemsettings does offer a file association
> > > option, would you mind checking which kde4 package provides the
> > > filetype.desktop on your computer?
> >
> > application
> > 	x-desktop
>
> Sorry again, Anne. My English must be horrible. I am not interested
> in what applications, on your computer, are associated with files
> with the ending .desktop. What I am interested to know is what kde4
> package provides the missing filetypes.desktop file. On my system,
> YaST2 tells me there is none...
>
> Thanks for your patience.
>

On Mandriva that file is in the dolphin  package (KDE4.1.3)

Jim
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