GUI wrapper for timidity -ig with Firefox

[Peter Garrett]

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:35:54 +1000
"Andre Mangan" <andremangan at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
> >
[snips]

I wrote:
> >
> > 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.

[more snips]

> > I suggest making a new profile and running the experiments on that:
> >
> > firefox -profilemanager &      **************
> > "Create ..."
> > name it "experiment" or something...

I told you how to create a new profile , right there in the suggestion
above. I've marked it with ******* so you can't miss it

Sorry, I must be feeling crotchety today - do you think you could use
"Reply to List", instead of sending direct to me, and  a CC:  to the
list? Very few people do it that way, and neither Sylpheed nor Mutt handle
it gracefully for replies.

I've reversed the order on this mail's headers.

Peter