On 05/28/15 19:06, Tim wrote:
Ed Greshko:
>> xdg-settings get default-web-browser
Kevin Cummings:
> For me it returns: "xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment"
>
> B^) I run MATE desktops.
Likewise, on both counts. While I don't use Thunderbird, other things
do open the right web browser (for my personally set preference). And
for further information, just following up on something later on in the
thread:
[tim@fluffy ~]$ xdg-settings get default-web-browser
xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment
[tim@fluffy ~]$ xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler
xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment
[tim@fluffy ~]$ xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler
xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment
I installed MATE on my KDE system and indeed it doesn't fully support the xdg
environment. Notice the difference in the environment variables set...
KDE
XDG_VTNR=1
XDG_SESSION_ID=5
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=kf5-
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session7
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=KDE
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/kde-settings/kde-profile/default/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1029
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=KDE
MATE
XDG_VTNR=1
XDG_SESSION_ID=4
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session5
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1029
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=
Setting the blank DESKTOP variable to KDE will change the behavior of the commands.
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