Closed Bug 1576658 Opened 5 years ago Closed 4 years ago

Open with -> other isn't user-friendly under Linux (KDE/other)

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(Core :: Widget: Gtk, enhancement, P3)

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Desktop
Linux
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RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

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(Reporter: oss+mozilla, Unassigned)

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User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/68.0

Steps to reproduce:

Download a file, for instance an image

Firefox suggests to open it with a program (GIMP).

I would like to open it with Gwenview instead. So, click "other..." in the drop-down

Actual results:

A GTK dialog box opens, where you can browse to the actual binary.

Expected results:

For this dialog box to be useful, you have to both know what a program is called, and where it is located (/usr/bin).

Instead of having to browse there, I would have expected a window to offer me different choices, per category. Ohterwise, the functionality is near-unusable for non-technical people. See the attached screenshot for an example of what happens when you click open with -> more in dolphin (screenshot taken under sway)

To be fair, KDE might not expose enough information to easily implement this with the current state of affairs. However, I still consider this to be a big usability issue, so I will report on the KDE side as well.

Interestingly, this is kind of the opposite of #1468293 (I never had an issue specifying a path with Ctrl-L -> /usr/bin/gwenview).

OS: Unspecified → Linux
Hardware: Unspecified → Desktop

Bugbug thinks this bug should belong to this component, but please revert this change in case of error.

Component: Untriaged → Widget: Gtk
Product: Firefox → Core
Priority: -- → P3

I'm sorry, but I fail to see where's the problem in this.

I would like to open it with Gwenview instead.

Why not click on "OK" after you highlighted Gwenview like in the screenshot?

I would have expected a window to offer me different choices, per category...

Like in the screenshot?
The same menu pops up anywhere else in Plasma if you have click on Open->Other...
Saving an image and then clicking on it in firefox instantly opens it in Gwenview, provided that Gwenview has the highest preference under png File Association.

Mayeul, please add info where exactly is the problem if you feel it's a bug.

Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 4 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
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