Bug#681451: gvfs-bin: gvfs-open (via xdg-open) opens pdfs in wrong application

[Per Olofsson]

Hi,

2012-07-13 10:57, Norbert Preining skrev:
> running gnome3, double-click on a pdf in nautilus opens the pdf in
> evince, which is reasonable.
>
> using xdg-open, which is used by several programs to open files,
> opens the file in a*file*manager*  (nautilus). Which means it shows
> the containing folder, not very useful.
>
> I traced xdg-open, and it calls gvfs-open, which in turn uses
> some mime applications.

Could you send me the trace? I.e.

sh -x /usr/bin/xdg-open foo.pdf

> Actually the whole MIME settings is a big mess in Debian.

Do you think the situation is worse in Debian than in other distros? If 
so, why?

(But I do agree that the MIME situation in Linux is a mess in general.)

-- 
Pelle