My Gnome (registry) is b0rken.

[Ken D'Ambrosio]

Actually, my friend, Lara, nailed it (the Google fu is strong with her):
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list had an entry thusly:
inode/directory=vlc.desktop;

I'm guessing this happened when I tried to run VLC on a DVD's hierarchy. 
She found the link here:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=256782

Thanks, all!

-Ken

P.S.  Lara -- does this mean I have to let you win in chess next time?

On Fri, April 22, 2011 9:16 am, Tom Engle wrote:
> Is there anything funny looking in either ~/.gtk-bookmarks or
> ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs?
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> Tom
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> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Ken D'Ambrosio <ken at jots.org> wrote:
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>> Running Ubuntu; if I go to Places -> $MOSTANYCHOICE (e.g., "Home
>> Folder"),
>> lo! My vlc starts up, and I'm watching Ghostbusters.  And, while
>> Ghostbusters is not to be sneered at, it's unlikely to offer the
>> directory listing for which I'm looking.
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>> As I'd prefer to not blow away *all* my settings, I was wondering if
>> anyone might have any suggestions on how to track this one down.  The
>> funny thing is, it functions correctly for *some* selections.  Here --
>> my current layout:
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>> Home folder: vlc
>> Desktop: vlc
>> Documents: vlc
>> Music: vlc
>> Pictures: vlc
>> Video: vlc
>> Computer: Computer(!)
>> 269 MB Filesystem [from an inserted SD card]: vlc
>> 15 GB Filesystem [ibid.]: vlc
>> Network: Network
>> sftp for ken on 192.168.21.100: vlc Connect to server: connect-to-server
>> dialog
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>> Just noticed two things:
>> - vlc fires up *different* things, depending on where it's launched
>> - Not all destinations that launch vlc have playable media, so it's not
>> like it's triggering on something it's finding.
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>> So, things I'm looking for, in order of preference:
>> - Way to edit the Gnome menu option associations to find out what's
>> wrong. - Way to blow away *just* Gnome's settings.
>> - Random suggestions that might offer insight.
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>> Thanks!
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>> -Ken
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