[Bug 510583] [NEW] thunar doesn't recognize *.doc mimetype

[Simon Steinbeiß]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: thunar

i expect thunar to treat different filetypes differently/accordingly.

what happens is: thunar doesn't recognize docs, which leads to either a
text-editor trying to open doc-documents or e.g. openoffice opening all
textfiles. so the problem is that thunar doesn't distinguish between the
different mimes.

i found the solution (or at least a dirty-hack-workaround) here:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=551655#p551655

in short: delete (or uncomment) the line containing "<glob
pattern="*.doc"/>" in "/usr/share/mime/packages/kde.xml"

i know this has been a problem since jaunty and it still exists in
karmic (which i'm now using). a fix would be most welcome.

using: xubuntu 9.10, thunar 1.0.1-1ubuntu2

** Affects: thunar (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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thunar doesn't recognize *.doc mimetype
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