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xffm doesn't remember file associations
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RESOLVED: WORKSFORME

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Description Amir Sabbagh 2005-05-02 18:41:14 CEST
when chosing the open with... option in xffm and clicking remember checkbox 
 does not make xffm remember the file associations. Not only if i reboot the
system, but also opening a new xffm window 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. right click on a file in xffm window
2. chose open with..
3. choose your application
4. check remember box
5. click confirm button

Actual Results:  
the application selected starts, following your wishes. but closing xffm, or
rebooting the system cause the customization to be lost

Expected Results:  
it should keep the customization

slackware 10.1 
kernel 2.4.29
not sure, i think gtk+ 2.0
Comment 1 edscott editbugs 2005-05-02 23:08:55 CEST
Customization file is:
$HOME/.cache/xfce4/xfce4-modules/applications.xml. 

But data is read from cache is no changes are detected to this file.

Please check whether the modification time of customization file is greater than
that of cache:
$HOME/.cache/xfce4/xfce4-modules/applications.dbh

If time stamp is less, then the .dbh cache file is not regenerated as it should.

If you delete $HOME/.cache/xfce4/xfce4-modules/applications.dbh* and restart
xffm, is the remembered application now "remembered"? (cache should be
regenerated in this case).

Is there anything unusual about the partition where $HOME is located?

Comment 2 Amir Sabbagh 2005-05-03 07:44:23 CEST
thanks, i followed your suggestions and now everything works fine.

Amir
Comment 3 edscott editbugs 2005-05-03 13:10:53 CEST
Maybe cache file's mode did not permit regeneration. A warning when this happens 
goes to stdout.

Bug #932

Reported by:
Amir Sabbagh
Reported on: 2005-05-02
Last modified on: 2009-07-14

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edscott
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