On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:42:34 -0500 (EST), Eben King
<eben1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, Chuck Hast wrote:
>
> > I get a lot of files that have spaces in the name, on the company e-mail
> > system.
> > When I try to open them (with Firefox)
>
> What are you using to open them? That's what needs to be reconfigured so
> it quotes the filename, i.e. change
OK, when I double click on a attachement, firefox opens a window that ask
what I want to do with the file, if it is such that there are no
spaces in it, it will
ask me if I want to open it and give me a tool or list of tools to
open it or it will
allow me to save to disk.
When there are spaces, it will tell me to save it to disk, if I am
given a option
to open it, there is not tool given and also if the the file has the
following name
look at this.jpg
all that will show up as the file name in the pop up for handling the file is
look
The rest of it is missing.
>
> firefox %1
I am using firefox to read web mail and in a particular e-mail may be
a attachment
when i try to open the attachment I get the popup that ask me what I
want to do with
the file and that is when I get the problem. So when I globally start
firefox do I need
to start it with the command below? or is this the command that will
be called when
it is going to attempt to open the file attachment?
>
> to
>
> firefox "%1"
>
> (or whatever)
>
> > I know of course that *nix OS in general do not like spaces in the file names
> > unless you quote the file name first.
>
> *nix doesn't care one way or the other. Your filemanager or shell might
> care.
>
> > as a example I got some .jpg files with spaces in the names, I had to save
> > the files and then go in and look at them after re-naming them to get rid
> > of the spaces.
>
> rename \ _ *\ *
>
> repeat for any other "special" characters.
>
> --
> -eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
> CAPRICORN: The stars say you're an exciting and wonderful person...
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Eban,
( begin cheap suckup--- B-] ) As usual you have a good set of solutions... B->
Thank you, and keep up the good work. Indeed you are right, it is the shell that
wants to have the calls for files with spaces in them double quoted.
-- Chuck Hast To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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