mechdan@yahoo.com wrote:

> Is there a way to make Konqueror open local files with
> an external viewer (like GQView) but to open http:
> files with the internal viewer?
>
> I need to have local files open with an external
> viewer, because it needs to be fullscreen and I need
> to be able to easily flip between image files within
> a directory (i.e. with the mousewheel).
>
> However, when browsing on the internet, this results
> in extremely kludgy behavior. It's more or less
> impossible to use tabs in a sensible way and there
> are those annoying download dialog popups.
>
> As it is, I'm using Mozilla Firefox for web browsing,
> but I'd rather be able to use Konqueror.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Isaac Kuo

Yes go to kde control centre / file associations and for image file mime
types (or whatever mime types you like) tell Konqueror to open those mimes
externally and put whichever app you want at the top of the list.
Note that you can have a default setting for a whole mime family (text mimes
include html) and tell it to open all externally but just embedded for html
or have all displayed embedded but only plain-text opened externally.
By the same token you can have all image mimes opened embedded but only jpeg
and gif open in whatever external viewer you like; or vice-versa.

--
regards,
andrew

Andrew Kar wrote:
>mechdan@yahoo.com wrote:

> > Is there a way to make Konqueror open local files with
> > an external viewer (like GQView) but to open http:
> > files with the internal viewer?

> > I need to have local files open with an external
> > viewer, because it needs to be fullscreen and I need
> > to be able to easily flip between image files within
> > a directory (i.e. with the mousewheel).

> > However, when browsing on the internet, this results
> > in extremely kludgy behavior. It's more or less
> > impossible to use tabs in a sensible way and there
> > are those annoying download dialog popups.

> Yes go to kde control centre / file associations and for image file
mime
> types (or whatever mime types you like) tell Konqueror to open those
mimes
> externally and put whichever app you want at the top of the list.

This doesn't work. Any jpeg files on the web will also
be opened with an external viewer, but I want them to
be opened with the internal viewer.

> Note that you can have a default setting for a whole mime family
(text mimes
> include html) and tell it to open all externally but just embedded
for html
> or have all displayed embedded but only plain-text opened externally.
> By the same token you can have all image mimes opened embedded but
only jpeg
> and gif open in whatever external viewer you like; or vice-versa.

Let me explain. I want a gif on the local file system
to open with an external viewer (i.e. gqview). I want
a gif on the web to open within Konqueror with the
internal viewer.

In other words, any address starting http: should open
with the internal viewer. If I type in the address
http://www.foobar.com/image01.jpg, I want it to appear
within Konqueror itself without annoying me with a
pop up dialog asking me whether I want to view the file
with gqview or download it.

Any address starting with something other than http:
should open with the external viewer. If I type in
the address file:/home/isaac/image01.jpg, I want it
to open up gview with that file.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Isaac Kuo

kuickshow is much better for quick image viewing, imho.