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--- doc:appunti:linux:tux:mimetype [2020/09/23 19:34] – [Application associated to a MIME Type] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:linux:tux:mimetype [2020/09/23 19:42] – [Application associated to a MIME Type] niccolo
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 After this step, Firefox suggests to use **Photo-Reframe (default)** to handle the link, you can check the box **Do this automatically for files like this from now on** and the associated application will be launched automatically whenever you will click over a link like this. Only after this association, you can open the Firefox **Preferences** => **Applications** and browse for the //M3U Images Playlist// and assign the preferred action.
+**NOTICE**: You may need to use **Shift-Click** to force the reloading of the link, otherwise Firefox may get the object from the cache, where the MIME type is cached too.
+===== Useless recipes =====
+There are many recipes to add a new MIME Type and an associated applications, many of them suggest to edit some system files. In our experience it is **absolutely useless to modify** the following files:
+  * /etc/mailcap
+  * /etc/mime.types
+  * $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/<profile>.default/mimeTypes.rdf
+  * $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/<profile>.default/handlers.json
 ===== Opening local files from an HTTP page =====