GNU bug report logs - #14605
Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file

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Packages: emacs, org-mode;

Reported by: Petr Hracek <phracek <at> redhat.com>

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:30:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Bastien <bzg <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
To: 14605 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14605: [O] bug#14605: bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 15:42:23 +0530

Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux <at> gmail.com> writes:

> It is expected to be present in most desktop systems (almost anything
> with a GUI installed).

I use Debian 6.05 (Squeeze) + XFCE.  I had to install `xdg-open' by
hand.  (i.e., It is not installed during default installation).

xdg-open is just a shell script and tries lots of different things based
on Desktop Environment.  Why should Org re-implement the wheel?

When the variable is configurable, why hesitate pluggin in *better*
default, even if it be not-installed.

Can Org really do all this?

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- kde-open "$1"   
- kfmclient openURL "$1"
- kfmclient exec "$1"
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- gvfs-open "$1"
- gnome-open "$1"
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- exo-open "$1"
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- Whatever is registered with xdg-mime registry
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- run-mailcap --action=view "$file"
- mimeopen -n "$file"
- sensible-browser
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