Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives?

From	Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives?
Date	2016-09-17 01:10 +0200
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On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 06:55:58PM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> On 09/16/2016 06:19 PM, Liam O'Toole wrote:
> > openbox doesn't have a GUI for setting up the association you want.
> > Instead, go to the file ~/.config/mimeapps.list (creating it if
> > necessary) and add the following:
> > 
> > [Added Associations]
> > x-scheme-handler/mailto=icedove.desktop
> > 
> > See the documentation[1] for more details.
> > 
> > 1:
> > https://standards.freedesktop.org/mime-apps-spec/mime-apps-spec-1.0.1.html
> > 
> 
> I did this, and restarted openbox, and still get a terminal with mutt when I
> click a mailto: in chromium, but thanks for this,
> I believe it's how I got it working on my prior jessie installation,
> no idea why it isn't working on this one.

I actually have that entry under the heading [Default Applications], not [Added
Associations].  You may need to reboot for that file to be re-read.

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update-alternatives, list alternatives? Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-16 16:20 +0200
  Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2016-09-16 16:40 +0200
    Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-16 17:00 +0200
      Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2016-09-16 17:10 +0200
      Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-16 17:50 +0200
      Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-09-17 00:30 +0200
        Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-17 01:00 +0200
          Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-09-17 01:30 +0200
          Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-09-17 04:40 +0200
    Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-16 21:20 +0200
      Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-09-16 23:10 +0200
        Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> - 2016-09-16 23:50 +0200
      Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-09-17 00:50 +0200
        Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-17 01:00 +0200
          Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> - 2016-09-17 01:10 +0200

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