xftree and registration

[Brett I. Holcomb]

Thanks.  That was it!  I'll file that in my memory banks!

On 23 Jan 2003 19:59:54 -0600
edscott wilson garcia <edscott at imp.mx> wrote:

> El jue, 23-01-2003 a las 18:36, Brett I. Holcomb escribió:
> > What exactly is the purpose of registration in xftree.  From what I
> > can see it simply adds an item to the right click menu that I can
> > select. For example if I associate *.avi files with gmplayer I get
> > an additional menu item that allows me to select it and which will
> > play the avi file. However, if I double click on the avi file I get
> > an "exec format" error.
> >  Is registration supposed to be the eqivalenet of association on
> >  other
> > desktop environments and actually allow you to run the program by
> > double clicking?
> 
> If you get an "exec format" error it means that the file has execute
> bit set, and is therefore considered to be executable. If it has the
> bit set by mistake (like incorrect mount options for a vfat
> partition), then execution will fail. If you remove the execute bit
> you will see that double click will open the file with the registered
> program.
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Brett I. Holcomb
> > 
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