On Friday 04 February 2005 06:52 pm, ec kindly wrote: > Well, I guess I will have to reinstall the distro. > > Let me repeat again: > > 1. There is NO 'open with' on right clicking > > 2. Instead of Konqueror opening the hd icons and > files, Gimp does it and naturally gives an error > message similiar to 'I give up, not my bag of > tea"....being funny about it. > > 3. I haven't the foggiest what I changed that disabled > Konqueror's ability to open files. I don't know if you've tried this, because I haven't read every message in the thread: Open the KDE Control Center. Click on KDE Components Click on File Associations Click on the various file types, and you will have options for telling KDE what programs/apps to use to open each type. HTH, Siri Amrit > > 4. I 'just found out' that IF I first open Konqueror, > then tell it to open location, I can get to any > directory in Mepis, and it will. > > BUT I cannot open any other partiton UNLESS I know the > path completely to the file! > > So I will 'limp along' for now. > > Thanks for the help, some of which is above my 'end > user' level. Oh, well. > > Maybe I will 'bag and tag' this unit down to the > installfest if I am available that Saturday and maybe > both problems can be solved then. No drivers license > or vehicle to transport on, but bus rt's 76 and 92 > will get me close. Will have to beg a monitor tho. It > has been there once in 2003. > > > Let's end this topic as either I have no clue what > someone is talking about or 'open with' isn't an > option on it now. It WAS, but has disappeared at the > same time the Gimp raised its ugly? head. > > --- ec wrote: > > --- Bill Warner wrote: > > > In an attempt to be helpful, I'm going to make > > > > some > > > > > assumptions. I > > > think you're trying to open image files with the > > > gimp but they are > > > opening with Konqueror in stead and the hard drive > > > partitions mentioned > > > is actually either filesystem or image files you > > > > are > > > > > trying to open. > > > > > > Konqueror, it sounds to me, is opening your images > > > in a preview mode, > > > and gimp is not in the options. > > > > No, gimp opens images just fine, and somehow tries > > to > > open files also. > > > > > I'm not a KDE user so I can only give you a hint > > > > on > > > > > what to look for, > > > File Associations and MIME types. somewhere in > > > > the > > > > > KDE configuration, > > > Image files are associated with a preview > > > application in Konqueror. > > > You'll need to locate this and change it to the > > > gimp. > > > > > > > > > As far as having to be root to launch konqueror I > > > really don't > > > understand what you are trying to do there at all. > > > > That is the only way I have found to open any file > > so > > far since this craziness started a few days ago. > > > > > Hope this at least gives you some help in finding > > > out what your issues > > > are. > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-02-03 at 09:31 -0700, Bill Warner > > > > > > wrote: > > > > hmm, I don't think I understand what you are > > > > > > trying to do? > > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-02-03 at 08:18 -0800, ec wrote: > > > > > I am still having problems with the gimp > > > > opening > > > > > up > > > > > > > > hard drive partitions instead of Konqueror. > > > > > > > > Gimp - image editor > > > > Konqueror - file system browser > > > > hard drive partitions - raw device > > > > Not sure what you're trying to do with these > > > > three > > > > > different things? > > > > > > -- > > > Bill Warner > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > > settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ===== > > Cyclists should expect and demand safe > > accommodation on our public roads, > > just as does every other user. > > > > Nothing more is expected. > > > > Nothing less is acceptable! > > > > Long live Knoppix!! > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? 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