[Thunar-dev] mime-types detection

[Jonas Mårtensson]

samuel verstraete wrote:

>hi,
>
>I'm presenting you a problem i have with *all* file managers i tried
>uptill now...
>
>I'm working in a scientific sector and all our raw data (which are
>just text files) come overhere as .dat file (dat like in data, pretty
>logical... for a scientist like myself)
>
>Now of course i know that files with a .dat extension are supposed to
>be mpeg files (format/containers ,whatever)
>
>But i thought that thunar was reading some kind of file header to
>detect the file type instead of just checking the file extension?
>
>Cause right now it is of course trying to open this thing with a movie
>program (xfmedia/totem/mplay/gxine) which is of course totally
>unvalid....
>
>Not really sure what the question is but... any reactions on this?
>
>(btw i tried nautilus, xfffm, rox and thunar :) )
>
>gr,S.
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You can just choose to open with another application.
Or that won't solve the problem?
Of course it would still show the movie-icon of your icon-theme.

Just my thought.

greets, Jonas