inkscape continues to reassociate itself with mimetypes

[Landis]

Inkscape continues to re associate, for instance, *.pdf with inkscape.
I repeatedly edit the 'mimeinfo.cache and defaults.list files in /usr/share/applications/ and have even copied them to ~/.local/share/applications/ but inkscape continues to re-associate it's self. It even associates it's self with 'Corel-Draw (CDR) files, even though it can Not load them...

I am one or two edits away from removing inkscape from my systems.

Any ideas Why this continues to happen?

Landis.
openSuSE 12.3, KDE 4.10.2, All updates. (one user, me and I have not launched inkscape from root account).

[Landis (landis)]

I only found this because Firefox uses the /usr/share/applications/defaults.list (symlink pointing to /var/cache/gio-2.0/gnome-defaults.list) for it's 'default' application list. every couple of days, weeks, when I choose to view a pdf at a site, I want Okular to open and view the file, but when the 'always ask' dialog comes up, 'Inkscape' is listed as 'open with' and in the drop-down list, Okular is no longer listed and inkscape is listed as 'default'. This can Not be changed in firefox > preferences > applications. It must be done (in opensuse, kde) in these two files: /usr/share/applications/defaults.list and mimeinfo.cache.

Hope this can help you help me (us)..

Thank you.
Landis.

[Landis (landis)]

well, it's been about a month since I submitted this bug report and there has been No action on it.
Not even a 'it must be you' reply...

Hmmm.... disappointing for sure since I've been using InkScape since inception (2003-04'ish)...
Landis.

again, just an fyi. I use openSuSE 12.3x Linux running KDE 4.10.x both up to date.. The actual file being changed by inkscape, that is pointed to by (symlink) defaults.list in /usr/share/applications is /var/cache/gio-2.0/gnome-defaults.list... : )

[Landis (landis)]

trying to help you get me (us) an answer

[Beluga (buovjaga)]

Is this still happening with 0.91 or 0.92 and the latest KDE?

[Qantas94Heavy (qantas94heavy)]

I don't think this is an Inkscape bug -- sounds more like something about the way app preferences are handled by Firefox or openSUSE or something. I also use openSUSE and sometimes GIMP will replace Okular as the default app for instance.