[kdepim-users] KMail and File Associations

[kitts]

On Tuesday 04 Mar 2008 12:43:49 am Ronny Standtke wrote:
> I just got an email with the following link inside:
> http://nioframework.sourceforge.net/Transformation_Chain3.odt
>
> When I click on this link (using Kubuntu 7.10) KMail starts Kate instead of
> OpenOffice!
> If I start kcontrol and look at "KDE Components->File Associations" the
> file name pattern "*odt" is configured in vnd.oasis.opendocument.text and
> in the "Application Preference Order" list I only have one
> entry: "OpenOffice.org Word Processor". Under the tab "Embedding" the radio
> button "Use settings for 'application' group" is selected.
>
> So why on earth does KMail insist on opening this link with Kate!?!?
> *grrr!*

I believe this is some issue with the website not reporting correctly the mime 
type and kmail/konqueror/khtml not basing its decision on the filename 
extension.
-- 
Cheers!
kitts
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