From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: K v uses eeyes, even though mailcap uses xzgv (Was: OORT.jpg)
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 19:00:32 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3u1t7d67z.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vaf3d0rd7o2.fsf@INBOX.auto.gnus.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
grossjoh@lothlorien.cs.uni-dortmund.de (Kai Großjohann) writes:
>> No, the behaviour doesn't seem logical. Is this behaviour mandated by
>> the mailcap RFC? Is it the practice of other programs using the
>> mailcap file (eg. Netscape)? Or is it just the MIME library used by
>> Gnus?
>
> I raised this issue some years ago, I think (maybe only some months
> ago). But I don't remember what was the decision.
The idea is that a more specific entry is supposed to override a more
generic entry. If you specify image/* to be viewed by one thing, and
image/jpeg by another, the latter entry is supposed to override the
former.
However, the mailcap library is supposed to check whether the program
the entries point to is installed. It doesn't seem to work in this
case, which is a bug.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-01-27 18:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-01-15 16:50 OORT.jpg luis fernandes
2002-01-15 17:09 ` OORT.jpg Per Abrahamsen
2002-01-16 0:12 ` OORT.jpg Katsumi Yamaoka
2002-01-16 4:37 ` OORT.jpg Russ Allbery
2002-01-16 7:15 ` OORT.jpg Katsumi Yamaoka
2002-01-16 2:40 ` OORT.jpg Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-16 13:01 ` OORT.jpg luis fernandes
2002-01-16 13:23 ` OORT.jpg Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-26 22:07 ` K v uses eeyes, even though mailcap uses xzgv (Was: OORT.jpg) Steinar Bang
2002-01-26 22:14 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-27 9:37 ` Steinar Bang
2002-01-26 23:53 ` Daniel Pittman
2002-01-27 12:01 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-27 16:30 ` Steinar Bang
2002-01-27 17:29 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-27 18:00 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2002-01-27 18:06 ` K v uses eeyes, even though mailcap uses xzgv Norbert Koch
2002-01-27 18:07 ` K v uses eeyes, even though mailcap uses xzgv (Was: OORT.jpg) Kai Großjohann
2002-01-27 20:36 ` Steinar Bang
2003-01-02 3:24 ` K v uses eeyes, even though mailcap uses xzgv Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2003-01-02 17:10 ` Kai Großjohann
2003-01-02 19:54 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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