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author | Waldo Bastian <waldo.bastian@intel.com> | 2006-07-14 07:19:18 +0000 |
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committer | Waldo Bastian <waldo.bastian@intel.com> | 2006-07-14 07:19:18 +0000 |
commit | db915088f509272835b935d8154241ef09a6c9aa (patch) | |
tree | 6435edf0c1cf78ae8b26b0c79b78229c8020ad26 /scripts/desc | |
parent | 13c4a60e9c44429f733232bb035e472605960276 (diff) |
Added xdg-mime default to change the default application
Diffstat (limited to 'scripts/desc')
-rw-r--r-- | scripts/desc/xdg-mime.xml | 37 |
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/desc/xdg-mime.xml b/scripts/desc/xdg-mime.xml index 0fb00a6..bd8929e 100644 --- a/scripts/desc/xdg-mime.xml +++ b/scripts/desc/xdg-mime.xml @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ and adding descriptions for new file types</refpurpose> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> <command>xdg-mime</command> + <arg choice="plain">default</arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>application</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>mimetype(s)</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>xdg-mime</command> <arg choice="plain">install</arg> <group choice="req"> <arg choice="plain"><option>--user</option></arg> @@ -108,6 +114,37 @@ and adding descriptions for new file types</refpurpose> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term>default</term> + <listitem> + <simpara> + Ask the desktop environment to make <replaceable>application</replaceable> + the default application for opening + files of type <replaceable>mimetype</replaceable>. An + application can be made the default for several file types by + specifying multiple mimetypes. + </simpara> + <simpara> + <replaceable>application</replaceable> is the desktop file + id of the application and has the form vendor-name.desktop + <replaceable>application</replaceable> must already be installed + in the desktop menu before it can be made the default handler. + The aplication's desktop file must list support for all the + MIME types that it wishes to be the default handler for. + </simpara> + <simpara> + Requests to make an application a default handler may be + subject to system policy or approval by the end-user. xdg-mime + query can be used to verify whether an application is the + actual default handler for a specific file type. + </simpara> + <simpara> + The <emphasis>default</emphasis> option is for use inside a desktop session only. + It is not recommended to use xdg-mime default as root. + </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term>install</term> <listitem> <simpara> |