On November 11, 2003 06:28 pm, Parzival wrote: > I have files <basename>.icn, which are for the Unicon programming language. > I have prepared Kate syntax highlighting definition, which among other > things specifies that the highlighting is to occur for mime type > "text/x-unicon". However I don't know any way to get KDE to create or > recognize such a mime type. > > Similarly, I have a constuction tool SCons, like make, which uses > textual specifications conventionally stored in files named "SConstruct". > ("Sconstruct" is to SCons as "Makefile" is to make). > > I would like to associate this file name with a new mime type, and then be > able to define a syntax highlighting specification for it as well as other > KDE type-dependent actions, which is chosen on the basis of the mime type. > > How can I do this? > > (I would just like to anticipate any objection that say, "text/x-unicon" is > not an "official" mime type: I have just checked the IANA mime type list, > and most of the mime-types associated with programming lanuage source code > in Kate highilghting system have mime types that are not on the IANA list.) here's what you gotta do: open konqueror and go to settings > configure konqueror in the window that appears, select "file associations" then on the right, click "add" and fill in everything you need. good luck ;-) -- you can only be free if i am free. - clarence darrow ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.