Accept "inode/directory" mimetype

[Danielle Foré]

Instead of creating a Marlin extension, Pantheon-terminal should accept the "inode/directory" mimetype. In this way, Pantheon-terminal will appear under the "Open With" options.

[xapantu (xapantu)]

Ok, so, it won't be something shipped with marlin then. We will remove the plugin later, ATM, it is used for testing...

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

Upon further evaluation, this shouldn't be a contract either. The .desktop for pantheon-terminal needs to accept the folder mimetype so that the option appears under "open with".

[David Gomes (davidgomes)]

shnatsel fixed this a while ago, by changing the .desktop.

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

Well, actually, I didn't. With the new system replacing Contractor it should be done via that new system, it's based on desktop files too.

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

This shouldn't be a contract, it's an "Open With". It needs to appear in the "Open With" menu, not grouped with actions.

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

This way I can't open a terminal in the folder I'm currently viewing, only in its subfolders. And that pretty much defeats the point of opening the terminal from file manager.

[David Gomes (davidgomes)]

I will let this decision to you guys. I would prefer it to be done via "Open with", but I am not aware of its disadvantages/issues.

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

What I would suggest then is adding the "Open With" menu to the context menu of the current folder. "Open With Terminal" is not a contractor action. Contractor actions are not open ended. It's very clearly and obviously something that belongs in the "Open With" menu, as denoted by the first two words in that string.

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

Any reason this has been assigned to UX team?