softwares that don't take a command line argument should be filtered out

[David Gómez]

Nautilus in 11.10 doesn't associate the right application to SGF files.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install an application to open SGF, like Quarry.
2. Check if MIME types are configured correctly with "mimeopen whatever.sgf". They are, as expected quarry is launched.
3. In nautilus, this file type is associated to gedit. Try to associate it again. Right button click on the file. "Properties->Open with" window doesn't list quarry as an application. New nautilus version in 11.10 doesn't allow custom command lines.
4. No way to associate SGF files, regression from 11.04

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, could you add a .sgf to the bug? What mimetype is listed for it in the nautilus properties? Does the quarry .desktop claim supporting the type?

[David Gómez (dabisu)]

Nautilus properties shows: Board game record (application/x-go-sgf)
Yet, desktop files claims it. Actually it claims three types: MimeType=application/x-go-sgf;text/sgf;text/x-sgf;

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

What desktop files claim those types? what does "gvfs-mime --query application/x-go-sgf" return for you?

[David Gómez (dabisu)]

% gvfs-mime --query application/x-go-sgf
Default application for 'application/x-go-sgf': gedit.desktop
Registered applications:
 gedit.desktop
 quarry.desktop
 libreoffice-writer.desktop
 wine-extension-txt.desktop
 gvim.desktop
 abiword.desktop

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

so what's the issue? those should be listed in the nautilus context menu and in the properties "open with "tab?

[David Gómez (dabisu)]

It's listed in the context menu. But the bug i reported is that is not listed in Properties->Open With. Older nautilus versions allowed to define a custom command, this one doesn't. So i can't add a custom command and cannot select the default application because is not listed.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

could you take a screenshot of the "open with" tab?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

ok, it doesn't list abiword either

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Juan Simón (simonbcn)]

In my case the problem is with deb packages and gdebi.
$ gvfs-mime --query application/x-deb
Default application for 'application/x-deb': ubuntu-software-center.desktop
Registered applications:
 ubuntu-software-center.desktop
 gdebi.desktop
 file-roller.desktop

But when I try to select, in contextual menu, gdebi as default app I can't because it isn't. I attach one screenshot.

[TomasHnyk (sup)]

Forwarded upstrem. I think this should actually be filled against gtk in Ubuntu, asi GtkAppChooser is a part of that. That it is impossible to set custom commands is bug 853061(which is filled against gtk+3.0)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks Thomas for sending the bug to GNOME

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Ok, so after investigation the bug is not a gtk one but one in those softwares, their exec line should have a % argument to specify they can take filenames on their command line:
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/1.1/ar01s06.html

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

David, could you open a new bug against quarry? We will reuse the current one for tracking the nautilus inconsistancy between the context menu and the properties dialog lists

[David Gómez (dabisu)]

Thanks for looking into this bug Sebastien. I opened a bug against quarry, although the project seems to have been discontinued :(

[TomasHnyk (sup)]

It seems to have been fidxed on 13.10.