Re: Gnome 2.7.1 -> mime & .desktop files

[Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>]

<quote who="Ed Mack">

> Anyway, Nautilus seems to completely ignore mime data. All files except
> folders appear as blank pages, and files have no actions associated with
> them. .desktop, .drive files just appear as text / a desktop picture.

You need shared-mime-info and gnome-mime-data installed. GARNOME and jhbuild
will do this for you if you use them (highly recommended).

- Jeff

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