Re: X/browser-based mime-types

[David Levine]

Michael wrote:

> I do this in .mh_profile via:
>   mhshow-show-text/html: google-chrome '%f'
>
> although sometimes the file goes missing before the browser can display it.

I use this:
    #: The sleep prevents removing the temp file before the quick-returning
    #: google-chrome --new-window opens it.
    mhshow-show-text/html: google-chrome --new-window %F 2>/dev/null; sleep 0.2

> But, I also login to my desktop from my laptop via ssh (and
> X-forwarding-challenged mosh, sigh).  Has anyone come up with
> version of "open this URL" (or open this file) that will talk through the
> forwarded X connection, and get *that* browser to open the link,
> rather than use some browser shortcut that opens it on the wrong desktop
That should just work if you forward X through ssh but I must be
missing what you're trying to do.

David