Anush V <j...@gnu.org> writes: > I believe there’s a bug in org-open-at-point. The help text states > that with a double prefix argument (C-u C-u C-c C-o), it should “try > to open outside of Emacs, in the application the system uses for this > file type.” However, when I use this command with a double prefix > argument on a media file link in org file (e.g., > [[file:big_buck_bunny.webm]]), the media file opens inside Emacs > instead of externally in mpv (my default video player).
That's because we use mailcap to deduce the program to be used outside Emacs. See `org-file-apps-gnu'. You can customize `org-file-apps' to change the default system handler from mailcap to, say, xdg-open. > This behavior is inconsistent because dired-do-open (E) in dired > buffer correctly opens the same file in mpv. Dired uses `shell-command-do-open', which is a recent addition to Emacs. Org uses mailcap historically, and it is debatable whether we should change the historic behavior: https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/874jedoo4d.fsf@localhost/ In summary, it is not a bug, but we have been considering to move closer to what dired does. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode maintainer, Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
