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Re: [trinity-users] Mimetype problems with r14

From: Kate Draven <borglabs4@...>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 20:05:00 -0500
On Sunday 20 December 2015, Slávek Banko wrote:
> On Friday 18 of December 2015 15:10:38 Kate Draven wrote:
> > As you may have guess, I found a mimetype problem for any trinity
> > applications.
> >
> > I just found out that k3b for trinity cannot open/recognize its own saved
> > projest files/mimetypes (just like chalk doesn't). However k3b for kde4
> > could and that was the clue.
> >
> > Install chalk and try to open a template. Or create and save a project
> > with k3b for trinity. See if they work.  I don't think it will. I'm not
> > jumping to the conclusion that I'm right. However I have seen this across
> > 29 machines so far.
> >
> > The reason, I think, for that is because these mimetypes are for kde4
> > (best way I can explain it). I can open k3b saved projects in k3b for
> > kde4, but not in k3b for trinity. The mimetype designs for kde3 / 4 are
> > not compatible with r14. These appears randomly throughout the gui, for
> > example kword cannot open an rtf anymore etc etc.
> >
> > As I dig deeper I'm finding more of this. I can do work arounds but
> > they're ugly and not sustainable.
> >
> > These problems only relate to trinity and does not affect gtk or others.
> >
> > Please let know what all of find.
> >
> > When I have time I'll try to file a bug report.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Kate
>
> Kate, thank you! You were assisted by unveiling a small but annoying
> regressions in class KZip. See bug 2562:
>
> http://bugs.trinitydesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2562

Kate bows, gracefully, exits the stage and into the darkness, never to be seen 
again.