Re: [Evolution] How to add options for attachment display?

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

Hi Paul,


> When viewing mail in the preview pane, some types of attachment can be
> viewed in-line or can be displayed in an appropriate viewer.  All types
> of attachment can be saved to a file.   Some types can *only* be saved.
>
> How can new types be registered with the system so that a double-click
> will fire up the appropriate viewer?  If it helps to make the problem
> concrete: how do I associate /usr/local/bin/acroread with attachments
> that have a .pdf suffix?    Needless to say, I'me really looking to
> solve the general problem.
>
> Searching sundry subdirectories of /usr/local/{lib,share}/evolution/2.0
> hasn't yet turned up anything useful; neither has consulting TFM.

It's part of Gnome rather than evo.  I'm not sure about Solaris9, but
under Solaris 10 using JDS you go to Preferences -> Desktop Preferences
-> File Associations, then select Documents -> Published Materials and
there is a PDF bit in there.  Just point it to the correct executable.  
I'm not sure if double clicking will work, but you'll be able to select
Acrobat in the list of available programs.

Pete