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Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
07-08-2011 5:19 PM
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Problem I have now, is that I have made a "link" or shortcut, and placed it on the desktop, but it only opens Irfanview, when I right click on it and then click on "Open with Wine Windows Program Loader"...
How can I make that "link", or shortcut, actually "open" Irfanview?
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07-08-2011 5:52 PM
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07-08-2011 6:26 PM
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Re: Shortcut on desktop not working ! (It is now ! ! )
07-08-2011 8:27 PM
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When I right click on a pic , I get a menu... "open with Image Viewer"... or "open with....." but Irfanview is not listed in the "Open with" list of progs...
I do have
Firefox Web Browser
Gimp
gThumb Image viewer
Wine Core exe
Wine Core exe
Wine Core exe
Wine Core exe
Wine Windows Program Loader
__________________________
Other Application...
(where Irfanview is not listed).
How do I get it onto the "other application list" ?
Re: Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
07-08-2011 8:45 PM
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07-08-2011 8:49 PM
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I remember copying the whole folder ( plus the mfc42.dll ) from my windows laptop, to the C/drive on the Mint 11 laptop, and then clicking things, and eventually it worked !
Re: Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
07-08-2011 9:15 PM
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07-08-2011 9:28 PM
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Re: Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
07-08-2011 10:06 PM
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If you insist on setting it up manually, you have to create the .desktop file yourself, e.g. create a text file ~/.local/share/applications/irfanview.desktop , contents something like:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Irfanview
GenericName=Image Viewer
Comment=View images with Irfanview
Categories=Graphics;
Icon=wine
Exec=wine start /unix /REPLACE/THIS/WITH/THE/UNIX/PATH/TO/IRFANVIEW.EXE %f
MimeType=image/bmp;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/jpg;image/pjpeg;image/png;image/tiff;image/x-bmp;image/x-gray;image/x-icb;image/x-ico;image/x-png;image/x-portable-anymap;image/x-portable-bitmap;image/x-portable-graymap;image/x-portable-pixmap;image/x-xbitmap;image/x-xpixmap;image/x-pcx;image/svg+xml;image/svg+xml-compressed;image/vnd.wap.wbmp;
StartupNotify=true
Re: Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
07-08-2011 10:34 PM
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This is the BIG problem with Linux,..... people like me, want to be able to use it. but do not know what people like you are talking about, speaking to me, (and anyone else) in "general descriptive terms" which "experienced" linux users understand, does absolutely nothing for the likes of me. this is a real minefield....
On the one hand "it is easy to set up using wine"... makes sense to you..... but means very little to someone who only has a very vague idea of what wine is. Yes... I know it is a "windows EMULATOR"... hence the algorithm WINE... but it doesn`t really Emulate windows.....if it did..... then all you would need to do to run ANY windows prog, would be to install WINE.... and then click on "Open with WINE"...
On the other hand.... I`ll just nip down to the Off Licence, and get a bottle to "Open with.........
Re: Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
08-08-2011 12:20 AM
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Quote create a text file ~/.local/share/applications/irfanview.desktop
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
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08-08-2011 8:04 AM
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Re: Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
08-08-2011 8:38 PM
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Quote [Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=IrfanView
MimeType=image/bmp;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/jpg;image/pjpeg;image/png;image/tiff;image/x-bmp;image/x-gray;image/x-icb;image/x-ico;image/x-png;image/x-portable-anymap;image/x-portable-bitmap;image/x-portable-graymap;image/x-portable-pixmap;image/x-xbitmap;image/x-xpixmap;image/x-pcx;image/svg+xml;image/svg+xml-compressed;image/vnd.wap.wbmp;
Exec=wine start /ProgIDOpen IrfanView %f
NoDisplay=true
StartupNotify=true
Icon=7BE4_i_view32.0
Re: Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
09-08-2011 9:38 AM
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I'd generally recommend using WINE only as a last resort.
Re: Shortcut not working ! (It is now ! ! ) NEW PROBLEM !
09-08-2011 9:41 AM
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You could also look at Vineyard which is a sort of front end for Wine.
As to it not showing in the open with the reason is you didn't INSTALL it you copied it. Try installing it or opening it and choosing the associate with function.
@BB if you look further down the list here you will see why he wants it, we had an extensive thread on it a while back.
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