* bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
@ 2013-06-13 13:28 Petr Hracek
2013-06-25 11:07 ` Petr Hracek
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From: Petr Hracek @ 2013-06-13 13:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 14605
Hi folks,
I would like to export some .org file into .pdf file.
This should also open PDF after export is done but it does not.
This is done by command C-c C-e d.
In some case emacs freezes.
Could you please help me?
--
Best regards / S pozdravem
Petr Hracek
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* bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-06-13 13:28 bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file Petr Hracek
@ 2013-06-25 11:07 ` Petr Hracek
2013-08-13 13:14 ` Petr Hracek
0 siblings, 1 reply; 16+ messages in thread
From: Petr Hracek @ 2013-06-25 11:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 14605
On 06/13/2013 03:28 PM, Petr Hracek wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I would like to export some .org file into .pdf file.
> This should also open PDF after export is done but it does not.
>
> This is done by command C-c C-e d.
> In some case emacs freezes.
>
> Could you please help me?
>
Hi
I have find out that if file org/org.el where are defined variables like
org-file-apps
is mentioned
("\\.pdf\\'" . default)
When I changed them to e.g xpdf then pdf file is openned properly.
--
Best regards / S pozdravem
Petr Hracek
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* bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-06-25 11:07 ` Petr Hracek
@ 2013-08-13 13:14 ` Petr Hracek
2013-08-17 12:31 ` Bastien
2013-09-02 5:35 ` bug#14605: [O] " Carsten Dominik
0 siblings, 2 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Petr Hracek @ 2013-08-13 13:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 14605
Hi,
I have browsed the lisp code of org.el
where is mentioned:
"External applications for opening `file:path' items in a document.
Org-mode uses system defaults for different file types, but
you can use this variable to set the application for a given file
extension. The entries in this list are cons cells where the car identifies
files and the cdr the corresponding command. Possible values for the
file identifier are
\"string\" A string as a file identifier can be interpreted in
different
ways, depending on its contents:
- Alphanumeric characters only:
Match links with this file extension.
Example: (\"pdf\" . \"evince %s\")
to open PDFs with evince.
What does it mean system defaults?
What command is used for getting default programs?
xdg-mine or another?
Thank you in advance
greetings
Petr
On 06/25/2013 01:07 PM, Petr Hracek wrote:
> On 06/13/2013 03:28 PM, Petr Hracek wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I would like to export some .org file into .pdf file.
>> This should also open PDF after export is done but it does not.
>>
>> This is done by command C-c C-e d.
>> In some case emacs freezes.
>>
>> Could you please help me?
>>
> Hi
>
> I have find out that if file org/org.el where are defined variables
> like org-file-apps
> is mentioned
> ("\\.pdf\\'" . default)
>
> When I changed them to e.g xpdf then pdf file is openned properly.
>
--
Best regards / S pozdravem
Petr Hracek
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* bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-08-13 13:14 ` Petr Hracek
@ 2013-08-17 12:31 ` Bastien
2013-09-02 5:35 ` bug#14605: [O] " Carsten Dominik
1 sibling, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Bastien @ 2013-08-17 12:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Petr Hracek; +Cc: 14605-done
Hi Petr,
Petr Hracek <phracek@redhat.com> writes:
> "External applications for opening `file:path' items in a document.
> Org-mode uses system defaults for different file types, but
> you can use this variable to set the application for a given file
> extension. The entries in this list are cons cells where the car identifies
> files and the cdr the corresponding command. Possible values for the
> file identifier are
> \"string\" A string as a file identifier can be interpreted in
> different
> ways, depending on its contents:
>
> - Alphanumeric characters only:
> Match links with this file extension.
> Example: (\"pdf\" . \"evince %s\")
> to open PDFs with evince.
>
> What does it mean system defaults?
It means mailcap. Org relies on mailcap.el behind the scene.
> What command is used for getting default programs?
> xdg-mine or another?
Nope, mailcap.
> Thank you in advance
Best,
--
Bastien
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-08-13 13:14 ` Petr Hracek
2013-08-17 12:31 ` Bastien
@ 2013-09-02 5:35 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-09-02 8:34 ` Jambunathan K
1 sibling, 1 reply; 16+ messages in thread
From: Carsten Dominik @ 2013-09-02 5:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Petr Hracek; +Cc: 14605
On 13.8.2013, at 15:14, Petr Hracek <phracek@redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have browsed the lisp code of org.el
> where is mentioned:
> "External applications for opening `file:path' items in a document.
> Org-mode uses system defaults for different file types, but
> you can use this variable to set the application for a given file
> extension. The entries in this list are cons cells where the car identifies
> files and the cdr the corresponding command. Possible values for the
> file identifier are
> \"string\" A string as a file identifier can be interpreted in different
> ways, depending on its contents:
>
> - Alphanumeric characters only:
> Match links with this file extension.
> Example: (\"pdf\" . \"evince %s\")
> to open PDFs with evince.
>
> What does it mean system defaults?
> What command is used for getting default programs?
> xdg-mine or another?
> Thank you in advance
Hi Petr,
these defaults come from
`org-file-apps-defaults-macosx'
`org-file-apps-defaults-windowsnt'
`org-file-apps-defaults-gnu'
They are basically the "open" commands for MacOS X and Windows, and mailcap for Unix/Linux.
Hope this helps
- Carsten
>
> greetings
> Petr
>
> On 06/25/2013 01:07 PM, Petr Hracek wrote:
>> On 06/13/2013 03:28 PM, Petr Hracek wrote:
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I would like to export some .org file into .pdf file.
>>> This should also open PDF after export is done but it does not.
>>>
>>> This is done by command C-c C-e d.
>>> In some case emacs freezes.
>>>
>>> Could you please help me?
>>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have find out that if file org/org.el where are defined variables like org-file-apps
>> is mentioned
>> ("\\.pdf\\'" . default)
>>
>> When I changed them to e.g xpdf then pdf file is openned properly.
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / S pozdravem
> Petr Hracek
>
>
>
>
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-09-02 5:35 ` bug#14605: [O] " Carsten Dominik
@ 2013-09-02 8:34 ` Jambunathan K
2013-09-02 8:44 ` Carsten Dominik
0 siblings, 1 reply; 16+ messages in thread
From: Jambunathan K @ 2013-09-02 8:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: 14605
Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
> They are basically the "open" commands for MacOS X and Windows, and
> mailcap for Unix/Linux.
The suggestion below is met with some approval in the Orgmode mailist
earlier.
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-07/msg00407.html
Here I go.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Turn `org-file-apps-defaults-gnu' (which is now a defconst) in to
defcustom and make xdg-open the default (or make a drop down list with
gnome-open, kde-open for people who don't have xdg-utils insalled) .
(defconst org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
'((remote . emacs)
(system . mailcap)
(t . mailcap))
"Default file applications on a UNIX or GNU/Linux system.
See `org-file-apps'.")
(custom-set-variables
'(org-file-apps
(quote
((auto-mode . emacs)
("\\.mm\\'" . default)
("\\.x?html?\\'" . default)
("\\.pdf\\'" . default))))
'(org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
(quote
((remote . emacs)
(system . "xdg-open %s")
(t . mailcap))) t))
----------------------------------------------------------------
Anyways, opening a file outside of Emacs is not specific to Org. Other
applications can open facility, if available right within Emacs core.
For some discussion surrounging - `open-file' - see
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=14110
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-09-02 8:34 ` Jambunathan K
@ 2013-09-02 8:44 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-09-02 9:40 ` Jambunathan K
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From: Carsten Dominik @ 2013-09-02 8:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jambunathan K; +Cc: 14605
On Sep 2, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> They are basically the "open" commands for MacOS X and Windows, and
>> mailcap for Unix/Linux.
>
> The suggestion below is met with some approval in the Orgmode mailist
> earlier.
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-07/msg00407.html
>
> Here I go.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Turn `org-file-apps-defaults-gnu' (which is now a defconst) in to
> defcustom and make xdg-open the default (or make a drop down list with
> gnome-open, kde-open for people who don't have xdg-utils insalled) .
>
> (defconst org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
> '((remote . emacs)
> (system . mailcap)
> (t . mailcap))
> "Default file applications on a UNIX or GNU/Linux system.
> See `org-file-apps'.")
>
>
> (custom-set-variables
> '(org-file-apps
> (quote
> ((auto-mode . emacs)
> ("\\.mm\\'" . default)
> ("\\.x?html?\\'" . default)
> ("\\.pdf\\'" . default))))
> '(org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
> (quote
> ((remote . emacs)
> (system . "xdg-open %s")
> (t . mailcap))) t))
>
I have not followed the discussion earlier. The problem I see is that I do not know how widely available these commands are on Linux. Maybe we can built the default value using executable-find or something like this?
- Carsten
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Anyways, opening a file outside of Emacs is not specific to Org. Other
> applications can open facility, if available right within Emacs core.
>
> For some discussion surrounging - `open-file' - see
> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=14110
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-09-02 8:44 ` Carsten Dominik
@ 2013-09-02 9:40 ` Jambunathan K
2013-09-02 9:47 ` bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: " Suvayu Ali
[not found] ` <20130902094701.GI2828@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com>
2 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Jambunathan K @ 2013-09-02 9:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: 14605
Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
>> (defconst org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
^^^^^^^^
That's a real issue. As for what defaults to use, their availability
and installability that is a secondary issue altogether.
If I were you, I will plug in xdg-open there, issue user-error and force
the user to remedy the situation. You will hear if things don't work.
Anyways what ever is done, we will be doing no worse (but only better
than) the current defaults.
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-09-02 8:44 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-09-02 9:40 ` Jambunathan K
@ 2013-09-02 9:47 ` Suvayu Ali
2013-09-02 10:12 ` Jambunathan K
[not found] ` <20130902094701.GI2828@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com>
2 siblings, 1 reply; 16+ messages in thread
From: Suvayu Ali @ 2013-09-02 9:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 14605
Hi Carsten,
On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 10:44:39AM +0200, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>
> On Sep 2, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > '(org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
> > (quote
> > ((remote . emacs)
> > (system . "xdg-open %s")
> > (t . mailcap))) t))
> >
>
>
> I have not followed the discussion earlier. The problem I see is that
> I do not know how widely available these commands are on Linux. Maybe
> we can built the default value using executable-find or something like
> this?
I think I can shed some light on the availability of xdg-open. It is
provided by xdg-utils, part of the freedesktop specification. It is
expected to be present in most desktop systems (almost anything with a
GUI installed). It is a direct dependency for kde-libs, gnome-libs, and
many desktop applications.
The introduction in this Archlinux wiki page gives a very succint
summary: <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xdg-open>
Hope this helps,
--
Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
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@ 2013-09-02 9:55 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-09-02 10:08 ` Carsten Dominik
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From: Carsten Dominik @ 2013-09-02 9:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Suvayu Ali; +Cc: 14605
On Sep 2, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Carsten,
>
> On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 10:44:39AM +0200, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> '(org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
>>> (quote
>>> ((remote . emacs)
>>> (system . "xdg-open %s")
>>> (t . mailcap))) t))
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have not followed the discussion earlier. The problem I see is that
>> I do not know how widely available these commands are on Linux. Maybe
>> we can built the default value using executable-find or something like
>> this?
>
> I think I can shed some light on the availability of xdg-open. It is
> provided by xdg-utils, part of the freedesktop specification. It is
> expected to be present in most desktop systems (almost anything with a
> GUI installed). It is a direct dependency for kde-libs, gnome-libs, and
> many desktop applications.
I just love it when someone give such a concrete and useful answer. Thank you!
- Carsten
>
> The introduction in this Archlinux wiki page gives a very succint
> summary: <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xdg-open>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> --
> Suvayu
>
> Open source is the future. It sets us free.
>
>
>
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: bug#14605: bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
[not found] ` <20130902094701.GI2828@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com>
2013-09-02 9:55 ` Carsten Dominik
@ 2013-09-02 10:08 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-09-02 10:20 ` Jambunathan K
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From: Carsten Dominik @ 2013-09-02 10:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Suvayu Ali; +Cc: 14605
Hi everyone,
OK, we now use xdg-open when available on a Linux system.
Thanks to everyone for the input.
- Carsten
On Sep 2, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Carsten,
>
> On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 10:44:39AM +0200, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> '(org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
>>> (quote
>>> ((remote . emacs)
>>> (system . "xdg-open %s")
>>> (t . mailcap))) t))
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have not followed the discussion earlier. The problem I see is that
>> I do not know how widely available these commands are on Linux. Maybe
>> we can built the default value using executable-find or something like
>> this?
>
> I think I can shed some light on the availability of xdg-open. It is
> provided by xdg-utils, part of the freedesktop specification. It is
> expected to be present in most desktop systems (almost anything with a
> GUI installed). It is a direct dependency for kde-libs, gnome-libs, and
> many desktop applications.
>
> The introduction in this Archlinux wiki page gives a very succint
> summary: <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xdg-open>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> --
> Suvayu
>
> Open source is the future. It sets us free.
>
>
>
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-09-02 9:47 ` bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: " Suvayu Ali
@ 2013-09-02 10:12 ` Jambunathan K
2013-09-03 13:35 ` bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: " Suvayu Ali
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From: Jambunathan K @ 2013-09-02 10:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 14605
Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> writes:
> It is expected to be present in most desktop systems (almost anything
> with a GUI installed).
I use Debian 6.05 (Squeeze) + XFCE. I had to install `xdg-open' by
hand. (i.e., It is not installed during default installation).
xdg-open is just a shell script and tries lots of different things based
on Desktop Environment. Why should Org re-implement the wheel?
When the variable is configurable, why hesitate pluggin in *better*
default, even if it be not-installed.
Can Org really do all this?
----------------
- kde-open "$1"
- kfmclient openURL "$1"
- kfmclient exec "$1"
----------------
- gvfs-open "$1"
- gnome-open "$1"
----------------
- exo-open "$1"
----------------
- Whatever is registered with xdg-mime registry
----------------
- run-mailcap --action=view "$file"
- mimeopen -n "$file"
- sensible-browser
----------------
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: bug#14605: bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-09-02 10:08 ` Carsten Dominik
@ 2013-09-02 10:20 ` Jambunathan K
2013-09-02 16:22 ` bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: " Torsten Wagner
2013-09-03 4:59 ` Jambunathan K
2 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Jambunathan K @ 2013-09-02 10:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: 14605, Suvayu Ali
Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
> OK, we now use xdg-open when available on a Linux system.
The variable MUST be a defcustom.
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* bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: bug#14605: bug#14605: bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-09-02 10:08 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-09-02 10:20 ` Jambunathan K
@ 2013-09-02 16:22 ` Torsten Wagner
2013-09-03 4:59 ` Jambunathan K
2 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Torsten Wagner @ 2013-09-02 16:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: 14605, Suvayu Ali
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Hi Carsten,
just by chance I read this thread.
It might be a good idea to announce this somehow for package maintainers on
a prominent place in the change-log of the next official release. Some
Linux package systems do allow recommendation on packages.
As I understood the xdg-utils package is not mandatory for using org-mode,
because it would work without xdg-open too. However, we could ask the
package maintainers to make a recommendation to install xdg-util whenever,
org-mode gets installed. Just a nice customer service ;)
BTW: Emacs itself does *not* require xdg-utils or refer to it as optional.
That would have made it even easier to assume it is already on all Linux
systems.
All the best
Torsten
On 2 September 2013 12:08, Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> OK, we now use xdg-open when available on a Linux system.
>
> Thanks to everyone for the input.
>
> - Carsten
>
> On Sep 2, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Carsten,
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 10:44:39AM +0200, Carsten Dominik wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sep 2, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> '(org-file-apps-defaults-gnu
> >>> (quote
> >>> ((remote . emacs)
> >>> (system . "xdg-open %s")
> >>> (t . mailcap))) t))
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> I have not followed the discussion earlier. The problem I see is that
> >> I do not know how widely available these commands are on Linux. Maybe
> >> we can built the default value using executable-find or something like
> >> this?
> >
> > I think I can shed some light on the availability of xdg-open. It is
> > provided by xdg-utils, part of the freedesktop specification. It is
> > expected to be present in most desktop systems (almost anything with a
> > GUI installed). It is a direct dependency for kde-libs, gnome-libs, and
> > many desktop applications.
> >
> > The introduction in this Archlinux wiki page gives a very succint
> > summary: <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xdg-open>
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > --
> > Suvayu
> >
> > Open source is the future. It sets us free.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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* bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
2013-09-02 10:08 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-09-02 10:20 ` Jambunathan K
2013-09-02 16:22 ` bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: " Torsten Wagner
@ 2013-09-03 4:59 ` Jambunathan K
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From: Jambunathan K @ 2013-09-03 4:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: 14605, Suvayu Ali
Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
> OK, we now use xdg-open when available on a Linux system.
Just realized that you have reverted the commit (a bit too early).
Emacs goes through a long pre-test cycle for a reason. There is a
plenty of room to test the waters on how useful or problematic xdg-open
is.
Anyways...
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2013-09-02 10:12 ` Jambunathan K
@ 2013-09-03 13:35 ` Suvayu Ali
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From: Suvayu Ali @ 2013-09-03 13:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 14605
On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 03:42:23PM +0530, Jambunathan K wrote:
> Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > It is expected to be present in most desktop systems (almost anything
> > with a GUI installed).
>
> I use Debian 6.05 (Squeeze) + XFCE. I had to install `xdg-open' by
> hand. (i.e., It is not installed during default installation).
XFCE (and LXDE) uses exo-open. Although it does not require xdg-open,
it is compliant. Meaning, if xdg-utils is installed, xdg-open will
work. Gnome, KDE, on the other hand require it on most distributions
(Fedora is an example).
> xdg-open is just a shell script and tries lots of different things based
> on Desktop Environment. Why should Org re-implement the wheel?
Exactly! Since you look for the executable before calling, there is
nothing to lose. If xdg-open is present, it will work if there is a
GUI.
Cheers,
PS: I'm an XFCE (with xdg-utils) and emacs -nw user on Fedora.
--
Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
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