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 <eculbert@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- Bill Warner <wwarner42@cox.net> 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 <wwarner42@cox.net>
> >
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