(SOLVED) YEAH Gimp help opens Okular

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 3:07am

Hello
First up thanks for providing Netrunner Rolling and NR is a strong distro but you know that already,
I’ve been able to sort out and get all the packages I needed language packs and gimp plug-ins etc but there is one thing I cannot seem to fix when in gimp clicking F1 and shift F1 or top menu help items I get okular opening instead of firefox
checked up on all the properties boxes and setting I could think of - seems ok ?
when okular opens it’s with blank pages or code of some form not the help manual

What have I missed

Thanks in advance

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 3:20am

That is strange.
On my personal system It’s opening in Falcon even though Plasma has firefox set as default.

Maybe it’s the gtk setting?

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 3:28am

Hmm, HandBrake is doing the same things.

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 3:30am

Yeah strange alright my default apps setting page same as yours ,
which gtk setting are you taking about ? ,
Thanks for the fast reply

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 3:31am

Sorry for my ignorance But what is HandBrake

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 3:31am

That’s what I’m trying to figure out.
I did rule out that it’s not xdg:

$ xdg-settings get default-web-browser
firefox.desktop

Have you checked your ~/.config/mimeapps.list?
Mine was fine though, everything there the appropriate mime types are set to Firefox.

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 3:36am

It’s the same results here

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 3:40am

[fa@fa-pc ~]$ sudo ~/.config/mimeapps.list
[sudo] password for fa:
sudo: /home/fa/.config/mimeapps.list: command not found
[fa@fa-pc ~]$

That my results

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 3:42am

~/.config/mimeapps.list is a file not an applications.
It’s in the hidden folder .config in your home directory.
You can open it with kate, no need for sudo.

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 3:48am

I’m not sure what I should be looking for
can I post the mimeapps.list its small ?

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 3:50am

Yes you may, just be sure use a code box (aka preformatted text) to copy and paste it.

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 3:51am

[Added Associations]
application/x-font-tex-tfm=org.kde.kate.desktop;
application/x-mozilla-bookmarks=firefox.desktop;
audio/mpeg=gmusicbrowser.desktop;audacious.desktop;clementine.desktop;org.kde.krename.desktop;easytag.desktop;
image/jpeg=org.kde.gwenview.desktop;gimp.desktop;org.kde.krename.desktop;
image/png=org.kde.gwenview.desktop;gimp.desktop;org.kde.krename.desktop;
image/x-xcf=gimp.desktop;
inode/directory=org.kde.dolphin.desktop;org.kde.gwenview.desktop;easytag.desktop;org.kde.krename.desktop;org.xfce.Catfish.desktop;
text/htmlh=firefox.desktop;

[Added KDE Service Associations]
application/x-mozilla-bookmarks=khtml.desktop;katepart.desktop;

[Default Applications]
application/x-font-tex-tfm=org.kde.kate.desktop;
application/x-mozilla-bookmarks=firefox.desktop;
audio/mpeg=gmusicbrowser.desktop;
image/jpeg=org.kde.gwenview.desktop;
image/png=org.kde.gwenview.desktop;
image/x-xcf=gimp.desktop;
inode/directory=org.kde.dolphin.desktop;
text/html=firefox.desktop;
text/htmlh=firefox.desktop;

[Removed Associations]
application/x-mozilla-bookmarks=org.kde.kate.desktop;libreoffice-writer.desktop;okularApplication_txt.desktop;
audio/mpeg=smplayer.desktop;mpv.desktop;fr.handbrake.ghb.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;
image/jpeg=firefox.desktop;okularApplication_kimgio.desktop;krita_jpeg.desktop;
image/png=firefox.desktop;krita_png.desktop;okularApplication_kimgio.desktop;
image/x-xcf=krita_xcf.desktop;okularApplication_kimgio.desktop;
text/html=org.kde.kate.desktop;libreoffice-writer.desktop;okularApplication_txt.desktop;
text/htmlh=org.kde.kate.desktop;libreoffice-writer.desktop;okularApplication_txt.desktop;

[Removed KDE Service Associations]
application/x-mozilla-bookmarks=okularTxt.desktop;okular_part.desktop;

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 3:55am

What are those removed sections, I don’t have those:

[Added Associations]
application/pdf=okularApplication_pdf.desktop;
application/x-extension-htm=firefox.desktop;
application/x-extension-html=firefox.desktop;
application/x-extension-shtml=firefox.desktop;
application/x-extension-xht=firefox.desktop;
application/x-extension-xhtml=firefox.desktop;
application/x-shellscript=org.kde.kate.desktop;
application/x-xz-compressed-tar=octopi.desktop;
application/xhtml+xml=firefox.desktop;
message/rfc822=userapp-Thunderbird-5WBXOZ.desktop;
text/html=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/chrome=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/ftp=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/mailto=userapp-Thunderbird-5WBXOZ.desktop;
   
[Default Applications]
application/x-extension-htm=firefox.desktop
application/x-extension-html=firefox.desktop
application/x-extension-shtml=firefox.desktop
application/x-extension-xht=firefox.desktop
application/x-extension-xhtml=firefox.desktop
application/x-shellscript=org.kde.kate.desktop;
application/x-xz-compressed-tar=octopi.desktop;
application/xhtml+xml=firefox.desktop
message/rfc822=userapp-Thunderbird-5WBXOZ.desktop
text/html=firefox.desktop
x-scheme-handler/chrome=firefox.desktop
x-scheme-handler/designer=GravitDesigner.desktop
x-scheme-handler/ftp=firefox.desktop
x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/mailto=thunderbird.desktop;

BTW, you have to indent preformatted text by 4 spaces for every line…

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 4:00am

Sorry I thought I did ,
Those removed sections is not something I did … knowingly
That’s why I got you to look at the file
How and why that is I dont know , not much help I am

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 4:04am

That’s OK. I should be in bed asleep.
Especially with all these meds the doctor has me on right now.

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 4:07am

Tell you what Leave this for another day ,go get some rest, and this can wait , youre health is more important than a gimp help file ,OK see ya ,go get some rest !

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 4:13am

That’s the thing, I should be tired, but I’m not and can’t fall asleep.
Trust me, I’ve tried. I was already in bed with absolute darkness, and no noise whatsoever for 4 hours.

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 4:18am

Ooh I know this one - go in and rest - eyes closed and stay there for an hour - sometimes I need to do that cos my meds get changed a lot and I get that effect , I have a lot of health problems , Go on just rest , lets the body catch up seriously it does world of good .
ps. you will heal up better that way

flyingalone · April 30, 2019, 4:36am

I don’t remember where I got this but it’s awesome

AJSlye · April 30, 2019, 1:58pm

Nice, I like it.

OK, double clicking on htm, html, etc. does indeed open in Firefox.
So, this makes it a gnome (gio) issue.
Run gio mime text/html.
I got the following:

Default application for “text/html”: org.kde.falkon.desktop
Registered applications:
	org.kde.falkon.desktop
	libreoffice-writer.desktop
	org.kde.kate.desktop
	okularApplication_txt.desktop
Recommended applications:
	org.kde.falkon.desktop

This must be a bug because according to the following ~/.config/mimetypes.list should take precedence.
https://help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/mime-types-application.html.en