apps not launching from desktop or RUN

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RenderMan

Beginner

Posts: 5

Sunday, November 30th 2003, 12:19am

apps not launching from desktop or RUN

hi, i'm using kde3.1.4 from ftp.kde.org ( binaries for RH9 )
i have installed kdebase/libs/utils etc. so probably everything must work fine...but when i try launching an application (.desktop file ) from
either desktop , or from K Menu->Run, it displays an "Open With..." dialog and leave me wondering...

The problem happens if .desktop file has Url field. Files with Exec field do start properly.

Also it happens if a url is a directory, and not a file. Imagine i click Trash icon on my desktop and get "Open With.." prompt!!

Other cases, Url is "info:/..." or "man#..."

Has anyone seen that?

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anda_skoa

Professional

Posts: 1,273

Location: Graz, Austria

Occupation: Software Developer

Sunday, November 30th 2003, 3:32pm

Check Control Center->KDE Components->file associations
inode/directory should list Konqueror and the command should be
kfmclient openURL %u inode/directory

Cheers,
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Qt/KDE Developer
Debian User

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Sunday, November 30th 2003, 11:03pm

much thanx! The problem with directory opening has gone!
There was no association for inode/directory at all

so i created it.

Buut... still "Run" dialog does not recognize "protocols" info:/ and # (man)

(Note: i write e.g."info:/libc" in Konqueror address combo, it opens Info page allright ).

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anda_skoa

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Posts: 1,273

Location: Graz, Austria

Occupation: Software Developer

Monday, December 1st 2003, 9:23am

Quoted

Original von Anonymous

Buut... still "Run" dialog does not recognize "protocols" info:/ and # (man)

(Note: i write e.g."info:/libc" in Konqueror address combo, it opens Info page allright ).