[Fedora-packaging] Calling graphical tools generically e.g. text editor

[Rex Dieter]

Patrice Dumas wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 09:32:16AM -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
>> Tim Jackson wrote:
>>> I package RapidSVN, a GUI application which acts as an interface to a  
>>> Subversion repository. Although it has quite a lot of functionality  
>>> built-in, it relies on external software to perform some functions, in  
>>> particular:
>>>
>>> - a text editor e.g. gedit
>>> - a diff viewer of some sort (ideally graphical e.g. meld)
>>> - a graphical directory browser (e.g. nautilus)
>>>
>> You could consider using xdg-open (from xdg-utils), which is a  
>> command-line utility for this kind of thing.  It's purpose is to open  
>> files/urls using the default app of the current desktop environment  
>> (kde, gnome, whatever).
> 
> I am not sure that it covers what is wanted here. With xdg-open, it is
> likely that on text an editor is opened, but it could also be a viewer.
> For the diff I don't know. But for directory browsing, I am not sure
> that it will work, on my system, it uses kdesvn because it registered
> MimeType=inode/directory;
> 
> Maybe it is just that inode/directory should be reserved for directory 
> browsers, and text for editors and not viewers.

Correct, use of any sort of "default" app, assumes that mimetypes for 
the opened targets are configured properly.

-- Rex