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Markdown (.md) file viewer WebExtension for your browser.
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Typo on Readme under Linix support for local files #76

Closed frrobert2 closed 3 years ago

frrobert2 commented 3 years ago

On the README file under Linux Support for local files the second option is:

2. Another workaround (which might cover other OSs as well), is to edit Firefox’s private mime types.

These mime types are stored in a file indicated by helpers.private_mime_types_file, by default it is ~/.mime.types. Create this file if it does not exist, otherwise edit it, and add the following line:

type=text/plain exts=md,mkd,mkdn,mdwn,mdown,markdown desc="Markdown document"

Then restart Firefox.

The line that says type= should be type=text/plain exts=md,mkd,mkdn,mdwn,mdown,markdown, desc="Markdown document"

The last file ext should have a comma after it otherwise Firefox will not recognize it as a valid extension.

Cimbali commented 3 years ago

Are you sure about this ? On my machine it seems to work fine without the trailing comma. Or is it a Firefox version thing ? Running v85 here. Is there a reference for this file somewhere maybe?

frrobert2 commented 3 years ago

I am running 85.0.1 on Ubuntu 20.04. I just verified it again. If I don't have a trailing comma after the last extension the last extension is not recognized. The ones with commas are. If I add a comma after the last extension then all the extensions are recognized including the last one.

I just figured this out by trial and error. I wonder if it is a difference in OSs.

Cimbali commented 3 years ago

Hmm you’re right actually ! I didn’t realize it only affected the last extension of the list.