#
#
# patch "mtn-browse"
#  from [b6cbd29c33318168c2112ce7d90cd0edfaeac93a]
#    to [0a418bd30d0bd2b18d477db465d45c981200be2e]
#
============================================================
--- mtn-browse	b6cbd29c33318168c2112ce7d90cd0edfaeac93a
+++ mtn-browse	0a418bd30d0bd2b18d477db465d45c981200be2e
@@ -1452,22 +1452,33 @@ sub view_button_clicked_cb($$)
 	    if (defined($mime_obj = Gnome2::VFS::Mime::Type->new($mime_type)));
 	if (defined($app))
 	{
-	    my $status;
-	    if (($status = $app->launch("file://" . $file_name)) ne "ok")
+
+	    # Use the command attribute if it is present rather than the
+	    # launch() method as this can crash on some systems.
+
+	    if (exists($app->{command}))
 	    {
-		my $dialog = Gtk2::MessageDialog->new_with_markup
-		    ($browser->{window},
-		     ["modal"],
-		     "warning",
-		     "close",
-		     __x("Gnome cannot launch the helper application\n"
-			     . "for MIME type {mime_type}.\nGnome gave:\n"
-			     . "<b><i>{gnome_error_message}</i></b>",
-			 mime_type           => $mime_type,
-			 gnome_error_message => $status));
-		$dialog->run();
-		$dialog->destroy();
+		system($app->{command} . " " . $file_name . " &");
 	    }
+	    else
+	    {
+		my $status;
+		if (($status = $app->launch("file://" . $file_name)) ne "ok")
+		{
+		    my $dialog = Gtk2::MessageDialog->new_with_markup
+			($browser->{window},
+			 ["modal"],
+			 "warning",
+			 "close",
+			 __x("Gnome cannot launch the helper application\n"
+				 . "for MIME type {mime_type}.\nGnome gave:\n"
+				 . "<b><i>{gnome_error_message}</i></b>",
+			     mime_type           => $mime_type,
+			     gnome_error_message => $status));
+		    $dialog->run();
+		    $dialog->destroy();
+		}
+	    }
 	}
 	else
 	{