On 17.9.2013, at 21:42, Suvayu Ali wrote: > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 09:34:34PM +0200, Carsten Dominik wrote: >> >> On 17.9.2013, at 15:56, Suvayu Ali wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 09:04:45AM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: >>>> Carsten Dominik writes: >>>> >>>>> On 17.9.2013, at 08:01, Matt Price wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 12:42 AM, Matt Price >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> xdg-open xxx.html works fine when run from the command line, but >>>>>>> from inside org-mode it seems to fail to run In particular, html, >>>>>>> odt and pdf documents no longer seem to open from the export menu, >>>>>>> even though the log in *Messages* reports that the relevant command >>>>>>> ("xdg-open-my-org-file.html") has been run. >>>>> >>>>> Is there anyone else who has tried the xgd-open way to follow links >>>>> with Org? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yes, I have the same symptoms as Matt. >>>> >>>> GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.2) >>>> Org-mode 8.1.1 (the latest ELPA package fails in the same way) >>>> >>>> xdg-open works on the command line but not through the org-export menu - >>>> pdfs and html files don't open automatically. There are no error messages. >>> >>> I see the same problem. But I think this might be an Emacs issue; I >>> can't open a pdf from dired either (with & on a pdf file). However I >>> can open it if I execute a shell command: M-! xdg-open file.pdf RET. >> >> Do I need to conclude that, for the time being, xdg-open has to be removed from the default value of org-file-apps? > > Yes, I think so. The problem is consistently repeatable. > > It's strange though. I'll try to investigate. Hi Suvayu, Thank you! - Carsten > > Cheers, > > -- > Suvayu > > Open source is the future. It sets us free.