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file-roller package

file-roller's "open with..." dialog is different than nautilus "open with..."

Bug #24830 reported by Adam Lydick
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File Roller
Fix Released
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file-roller (Ubuntu)
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

The application chooser in file-roller is rather unfriendly compared to the one
provided by nautilus.

This is very similar to the firefox problem, reported here:
http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18661

It would be nice if all of the "standard" applications could share the same (or
a similar) dialog.

Example: Try to open a file with a non-default application in nautilus.
   - view properties
   - view open with...
   - click "add"
   - select from the list of human-friendly application titles and icons

Try to open a file with a non-default application in file-roller:
   - (user is presented with a totally different interface)
   - select "open files..."
   - figure out the full path to the application and copy/paste it into the
Application textbox.

http://bugs.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311674: http://bugs.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311674

See original description
Revision history for this message
Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report. The issue was already reported in the upstream
bugtracker: http://bugs.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311674

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in fileroller:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Daniel Holbach (dholbach)
Changed in file-roller:
assignee: seb128 → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in fileroller:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The bug has been fixed upstream now

Changed in file-roller:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The new version use the mimetype but the dialog didn't change

Changed in file-roller:
status: Fix Committed → Triaged
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The new list is not the same as the nautilus one but uses the same informations which fixes the request

 file-roller (2.19.4-0ubuntu1) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream release:
     - Get the mime type from the file content to find out the default
       application to use when viewing a file.
     - Added a sidebar context menu.
     - Unescape the archive filename in the tree view.
     - Fixed GNOME bug #450150 - Translate program description correctly.
     - Fixed GNOME bug #461356 - Please add comment to this time string.

Changed in file-roller:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in file-roller:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
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