3 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mailcap b/mailcap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9250865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailcap
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+audio/*; /usr/bin/xdg-open %s
+
+image/*; imv %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
+
+application/msword; /usr/bin/xdg-open %s
+application/pdf; /usr/bin/xdg-open %s
+application/postscript ; /usr/bin/xdg-open %s
+
+text/html; /usr/bin/xdg-open %s ; copiousoutput
diff --git a/muttrc b/muttrc
index 345f620..62bd2cb 100644
--- a/muttrc
+++ b/muttrc
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ set query_command= "khard email --parsable %s"
 bind editor <Tab> complete-query
 bind editor ^T    complete
 
+# use xdg-mime to determine mime types
+set mime_type_query_command = "xdg-mime query filetype"
+
 ############## COLOR #######################
 
 source ~/.mutt/theme
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b1ebf7d..f463a64 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ def dotfile_loc_helper(quiet):
             return e
 
 mutt_target = [("muttrc", home_dir + "/.muttrc"),
-               ("mutt", home_dir + "/.mutt")]
+               ("mutt", home_dir + "/.mutt"),
+               ("mailcap", home_dir + "/.mailcap")]
 
 # targets are a list of tuples<file name, link destination> and/or functions
 targets = {