GUI wrapper for timidity -ig with Firefox

[Andre Mangan]

On 11/09/2007, Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:04:13 +1000
> "Andre Mangan" <andremangan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It makes no difference which version of Firefox I use.  In version 1.5,
> the
> > file associations are in "Edit - Preferences - Downloads" and in version
> 2,
> > they are in "Edit - Preferences - Content.  The only file displayed
> there is
> > an SPL file to be opened with Shockwave Flash.
> >
> > If I reset the midi file association to Firefox I get 83 new tabs
> opening
> > (totally out of control) but no music.
> >
> > Is there a way to add files to the "helper file" box?
> >
> > I am going grey trying to work this one out - even with the detailed
> help
> > from you, Peter.
>
> I'm already grey so it's too late for me :)
>
> I am using Ubuntu 7.04 with Firefox version :
>
> Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20061201
> Firefox/2.0.0.6 (Ubuntu-feisty)
>
> That's pasted from the "About" dialogue.
>
> With a completely "Vanilla" profile of FF ( I made a new profile to be
> sure I hadn't tweaked anything that might interfere with debugging this ),
> I see in "Edit-Preferences-Content-File Types-Manage" a series of
> associations with mplayerplugin. One was evidently MID ( which I have now
> changed to my wrapper script )
>
> This may be the key to your problem - i assume you are not using
> mplayerplugin, and thus have no entries in that box to "Remove" or
> "Change". Notice that there is *no* button to "Add" .
>
> This came up on the ubuntu-users list some time ago, and I had a
> to-and-fro with the user concerned. We concluded that Mozilla have made it
> practically impossible to *Add* anything in that dialogue. The work-around
> involves opening about:config from the location field, and fiddling with
> app associations there. It's a major pain. I don't remember the exact
> procedure, unfortunately...
>
> Ah, It could be this about:config entry
>
> browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions  boolean  false
>
> (which is what I now have in my "default" profile for FF - a profile which
> has undergone much change ;-) )
>
> *cough* it doesn't exist by default, so you are expected to know to add
> the entry - or Mozilla just don't want you to ...
>
> =========================================
>
> OK - I just set that value in my "Totally Vanilla" profile that has no
> tweaks at all, and suddenly all kinds of files and mime types appear in
> the
> dialogue on re-opening it.




Changing this value put a new perspective on the puzzle:

browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions  boolean  false

Bullseye, there they are, lots of entries but the significant ones are these
two - one shows a symbol for mid but states 'midi audio' - open with
timidity.
The other shows a different symbol for a mid, also states 'midi audio' but
there is no 'open with'.
In both instances, extensions are given as (NONE).

I do not know how to create a separate profile for FF but I am keeping a
record of what changes I am making - in any case, FF is replaceable.

This is looking promising.

Cheers,
Andre



However, if you have no existing Firefox association for midi files, you
> *should* get a popped-up question dialogue ...
>
> (sounds of hollow laughter... )
>
> ... asking whether to save the file, or play it. If so, you simply insert
> the path to the wrapper script as your "helper" app.
>
> I seem to recall that the chap who was trying to work this one out with me
> before ended up deleting a whole bunch of entries, so as to be able to
> make
> his own choices - nasty.
>
> I suggest making a new profile and running the experiments on that:
>
> firefox -profilemanager &
> "Create ..."
> name it "experiment" or something...
>
> Good luck :)  I am frankly more and more disillusioned with Mozilla and
> Firefox. This sort of thing should be simple to change!
>
> Peter
>



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andremangan at gmail.com
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