diff --git a/gnome/gaction.c b/gnome/gaction.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4087635d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome/gaction.c
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#include <config.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>		/* atoi */
+#include "fs.h"
+#include "mad.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include "dir.h"
+#include "command.h"
+#include "panel.h"
+#define WANT_WIDGETS		/* bleah */
+#include "main.h"
+#include "color.h"
+#include "mouse.h"
+#include "layout.h"		/* get_panel_widget */
+#include "ext.h"		/* regex_command */
+#include "cmd.h"		/* copy_cmd, ren_cmd, delete_cmd, ... */
+#include "gscreen.h"
+#include "dir.h"
+#include "dialog.h"
+#include "../vfs/vfs.h"
+
+static void
+gmc_execute (file_entry *fe, char *buf)
+{
+	exec_extension (fe->fname, buf, NULL, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int
+gmc_open (file_entry *fe)
+{
+	char *mime_type, *cmd;
+	char *buf;
+	int size;
+
+	if (gnome_metadata_get (fe->fname, "fm-open", &size, &buf) == 0){
+		gmc_execute (fe, buf);
+		free (buf);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (gnome_metadata_get (fe->fname, "open", &size, &buf) == 0){
+		gmc_execute (fe, buf);
+		free (buf);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	mime_type = gnome_mime_type_or_default (fe->fname, NULL);
+	if (!mime_type)
+		return 0;
+	
+		
+	cmd = gnome_mime_get_value (mime_type, "fm-open");
+	
+	if (cmd){
+		gmc_execute (fe, cmd);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	
+	cmd = gnome_mime_get_value (mime_type, "open");
+	if (cmd){
+		gmc_execute (fe, cmd);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+gmc_run_view (char *filename, char *buf)
+{
+	exec_extension (filename, buf, NULL, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+void
+gmc_view (char *filename, int start_line)
+{
+	char *mime_type, *cmd;
+	char *buf;
+	int size;
+
+	if (gnome_metadata_get (filename, "fm-view", &size, &buf) == 0){
+		gmc_run_view (filename, buf);
+		free (buf);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (gnome_metadata_get (filename, "view", &size, &buf) == 0){
+		gmc_run_view (filename, buf);
+		free (buf);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	mime_type = gnome_mime_type_or_default (filename, NULL);
+	if (!mime_type)
+		return 0;
+	
+		
+	cmd = gnome_mime_get_value (mime_type, "fm-view");
+	
+	if (cmd){
+		gmc_run_view (filename, cmd);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	
+	cmd = gnome_mime_get_value (mime_type, "view");
+	if (cmd){
+		gmc_run_view (filename, cmd);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}