🚀 go-pugleaf

On 10/04/10 18:18, Andy wrote:
> Benji Z-Man wrote:
>
>> On 10/04/10 16:14, Andy wrote:
>>> Benji Z-Man wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/04/10 10:03, Andy wrote:
>
>>>>>      From the command line, Add the PPA:
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
>>>>>
>>>>> Then:
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo apt-get update
>>>>>
>>>>> Followed by
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo apt-get install thunderbird
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Voila, you should now be running Thunderbird 3 (a final, non-beta
>>>>> version.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Andy.
>>>>
>>>> Hmm. Ironically, I managed to get it updated as of today,
>>>
>>> Using my instructions above or using a different method like compiling
>>> from source?
>>
>> Using similar instructions. I added the ppa into synaptic, and then did
>> the apt-get update/install thunderird
>>
>> I then got TB 3.0.4 (final).
>>
>>>> but for one
>>>> problem - turns out that it still doesn't have my broken associations =/
>>>
>>>> Anyone have a clue where to start with that? The mozilla usenet is kinda
>>>> dead.
>>>
>>> You'll need to explain what 'broken associations' are, and why they'd be
>>> a good thing to have.
>>
>> Associations = the different functions for using non-email content; such
>> as HTML RSS feeds, .jpg images for downloads, etc.
>>
>> TB normally allows you to use it by going into Preferences ->
>> Attachments, and then selecting the programs to use for each file type.
>>
>> Unfortunately, not only is the file type list blank, there's no options
>> to add to it, and TB isn't doing as it's supposed to with unrecognised
>> file types.
>
> Gotcha.  The default associations I have are solely for JPEG and PDF
> files.
>
>> Any clues where the attachment association might be? As in as a list or
>> file that I can edit manually?
>
> I have a hunch it'd be located somewhere in the mess that is the
> ~/.thunderbird directory.
>
> (But I don't know 100%).
>
> It's worth exiting TB, moving or renaming ~/.thunderbird, relaunching
> and re-configuring from scratch again to see if this behaviour is fixed.
>   That's what I'd be doing, as ~/.thunderbird is where all the
> configuration stuff lives for each user account.
>
> Hope this helps/works,
> Andy.

In the end, seems to be mimetypes.rdf that holds the associations - 
deleting it simply empties the list. Now just looking around on the 
intertubes to see if I can find a nice preset to save me some hard 
brainwork - not my forte at this hour.