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Qt/Qtopia / How do I find helper app based on file mimetype?
« on: July 12, 2004, 07:10:57 pm »
Hello,
I am looking for a way to launch a helper app (web browser) based on a file's mimetype (.html).
my scenario:
i have downloaded various web pages/.pdfs and have their file name/path in a QListView. I want a user to be able to select one and launch a browser (or whatever the correct app is) to view the file residing on the filesystem.
Questions are:
What is the part of Qtopia/Linux which knows about mimetypes from /opt/QtPalmtop/etc/mime.types and associates apps from their respective .desktop?
Can I do this in Qtopia/pyQt?
Can I do this from straight Python?
At the least, if I could communicate with some part of the system and find out what applications handle a certain mimetype, then I could launch it using exec() or something while passing in the filename as a parameter.
I'm pretty new to Zaurus/pyQt programming, so I'm not sure what tools I have at my disposal.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thank you,
david
I am looking for a way to launch a helper app (web browser) based on a file's mimetype (.html).
my scenario:
i have downloaded various web pages/.pdfs and have their file name/path in a QListView. I want a user to be able to select one and launch a browser (or whatever the correct app is) to view the file residing on the filesystem.
Questions are:
What is the part of Qtopia/Linux which knows about mimetypes from /opt/QtPalmtop/etc/mime.types and associates apps from their respective .desktop?
Can I do this in Qtopia/pyQt?
Can I do this from straight Python?
At the least, if I could communicate with some part of the system and find out what applications handle a certain mimetype, then I could launch it using exec() or something while passing in the filename as a parameter.
I'm pretty new to Zaurus/pyQt programming, so I'm not sure what tools I have at my disposal.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thank you,
david