How do I associate *.jnlp files to Java Webstart (javaws) on GNOME?

[Andre Costa]

Hi Tim,

On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 01:18, Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> On Sat, 2010-06-05 at 08:55 -0300, Andre Costa wrote:
> > I use Chrome on F13, and everytime I try to open a JNLP file it opens
> > it with gedit.
> >
> > Firefox opens JNLP files just fine, but I guess it has its own table
> > of file associations.
>
> Presuming that you're talking about opening a file with a file browser
> versus clicking on a weblink and the browser doing something with that
> file through a webserver, then yes, there's different mechanisms.
>
> A file browser will use the system file types and actions to identify
> the type of file, and hand it over to the default/preferred program.
> Or, that file browser can have its own identification schemes and
> associated application lists.
>
> And a web server will do its own file type identification, send that
> information before the data content, and the web browser will have its
> own list of what to do with the file.  It's necessary, as it can handle
> certain file types all by itself.  e.g. You want a web browser to show
> the HTML, JPEGs, GIFs, etc., as a page, not open a text editor and image
> viewer programs (well, certainly not by default).
>
> Conversely, for some served content, the browser isn't given the file.
> The file is used by the server to generate content, and that generated
> content is served to the web browser, with a file content type
> description that pertains to the data actually sent to the browser,
> irrespective of the original source that created it.  e.g. If a Java
> applet is called by the URI, and that applet produces a HTML page, the
> browser is sent a HTML data description followed by HTML data.


That's right, but the thing is that when Chrome downloads a JNLP file it by
default saves it somewhere on the filesystem, and offers a "Open" option,
along with a "always open files from this type". If I use the "Open" option,
JNLP file is opened on gedit, and if the "always open ..." checkbox is
checked, clicking on a JNLP file link also opens the file on gedit. This is
why I believe some additional client-side mime-type configuration is needed.

Regards,

Andre
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