In GNOME, MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension) types are used to identify the format of a file. The GNOME Desktop uses MIME types to:
Determine which application should open a specific file format by default.
Register other applications that can also open a specific file format.
Provide a string describing the type of a file, for example,
in a file properties dialog of the
Provide an icon representing a specific file format, for
example, in a file properties dialog of the
Os nomes dos tipos MIME seguen os seguinte formato:
GNOME segue a especificación Información MIME compartida de freedesktop.org:
The machine-wide and user-specific location to store all MIME type specification files.
Cómo rexistrar un tipo MIME para que ambiente de escritorio saiba que aplicacións poden usarse para abrir un formato de ficheiro específico.
How the user can change which applications should open what file formats.
The MIME database is a collection of all MIME type specification files that GNOME uses to store information about known MIME types.
The most important part of the MIME database from the system administrator’s
point of view is the
For detailed information describing the MIME type system, see the freedesktop.org Shared MIME Info specification located at the freedesktop.org website:
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec/