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List:       freedesktop-xdg
Subject:    Re: desktop files spec: Plugin based applications and the MimeType
From:       Thiago Macieira <thiago () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-09-20 21:55:45
Message-ID: 200609202355.45446.thiago () kde ! org
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Thiago Macieira wrote:
>Albert Astals Cid wrote:
>>Do you think that is a good idea that shoudl be added to the spec as an
>>implementation note? If not any suggestion on how to solve this
>> problem?
>
>I think we've seen this proposal previously, but the solution was
>different.
>
>Instead, you'd say you can handle a virtual MIME type,
>like "x-virtual/okular". And then each oKular plugin would install
>a .desktop file that would complement the meaning of "x-virtual/okular".
>
>I don't remember the exact details. If you search the archives for Gimp
>and "gdk-pixbuf", you may find it.

Here's it:

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2005-November/007544.html
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