[rox-users] Re: Re: using rox filer

[John P. <jo...@xl...>]

In a previous message, Stephen Watson <st...@ke...> wrote=
:

> Yes I've already tried using the Run Action' from the `File' menu and i=
t
> worked with some files as *.jpeg,=A0 but not with Ooo files (*.sxw), an=
d never
> with files (whatever they are) on fat32 partitions.
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> Did you read the last entry?

I suspect he did - did you? It reads:

> Why don't the types work on CDs or Windows discs?
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> This happens when all the files are shown using the icon (or similar).
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> These types of file system can force all files to be marked as executab=
le,
> which overrides the type system. Either re-configure the file system (i=
f you
> know how!) or use the option Types=3D>Ignore eXecutable bit for known=20
> extensions.

That is, on FAT32 systems and some CDs, you'll find that Rox (and other
filemanagers) can't automatically handle launching data files, because th=
e FS
has defined all files as executable (N.B. this isn't a fault in the
filemanager but a misconfiguration [for this purpose] of the mount). This=

means that, to the filemanager, they appear as executable files, not data=
, so
they are Run instead of being passed to another application to load.

HTH

John
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