Selecting file and tapping 'Open' does not open the file

[Marco]

Steps to reproduce:
# Open File Manager
# Select any file
# Click on 'Open'

Expected result:
File opens or some sort of error message

Actual result:
Dialog closes

[Carlos Jose Mazieri (carlos-mazieri)]

Which is the device? Does it work on Desktop?

It uses QDesktopServices::openUrl(), the implementation can be found around http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-filemanager-dev/ubuntu-filemanager-app/plugin/view/head:/folderlistmodel/dirmodel.cpp#L995.

Michael, openPath() returns false in case it cannot open a file, I found a call http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-filemanager-dev/ubuntu-filemanager-app/trunk/view/head:/FileActionDialog.qml#L38 which does not check its return.

[Marco (jermy-07)]

It is broken for mako (at least). I do not have other devices or platforms to test, sry.

[Carlos Jose Mazieri (carlos-mazieri)]

if you run it from the a shell can you see any message?

It just calls QDesktopServices::openUrl(), it may have any message.

The plugin implementation is between http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-filemanager-dev/ubuntu-filemanager-app/plugin/view/head:/folderlistmodel/dirmodel.cpp#L995 and http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-filemanager-dev/ubuntu-filemanager-app/plugin/view/head:/folderlistmodel/dirmodel.cpp#L1022

[Marco (jermy-07)]

Trying to start $ ubuntu-filemanager-app in the terminal-app gives me a Segmentation Fault.

[Michael Spencer (ibelieve)]

Carlos, thanks for noticing that. I'll fix that.

Everyone, URL openning was not working awhile back, but I was told it was fixed. I'll see about getting some confirmation about whether URL openning is working or not.

[Michael Spencer (ibelieve)]

Marco, can you try opening a PDF document? I know that file type should be working and open in Document Viewer. Depending on what happens, we can try to figure out where the problem is. What the case, I will work on adding an error dialog to display an error if the File Manager can't open a file.

[Marco (jermy-07)]

Not sure what I am doing wrong. Not even PDF opens. In fact no file type will open and no error is shown. (See attachment out.webm)

[Carlos Jose Mazieri (carlos-mazieri)]

Marco, nice video, nothing is wrong, I wish it could be possible to run from a shell in order to get some messages.
I do not have any device, on Desktop I know it works.

I guess there is no Desktop service implementation, I am wondering if QML Qt.openUrlExternally() works or not, see: http://developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/How_to_use_Qt.openUrlExternally_in_QML, are you able to test Qt.openUrlExternally() in the device ?

[Carlos Jose Mazieri (carlos-mazieri)]

I could debug it on a Nexus 7, I tested also with QML Qt.openUrlExternally() and it did not work as well.

It looks like needs improvement by platform, I tested wih some files:

   MP3 worked
   PDF did not work
   TXT did not work
   HTML did not work

Even it fails the QDesktopServices::openUrl() returns true, see some logs:

Opening file /home/phablet/workspace/plugin/test_folderlistmodel/results/openFiles.Readme.txt
openPath()=true
** (process:1829): WARNING **: Unable to dispatch url 'file:///home/phablet/workspace/plugin/test_folderlistmodel/results/openFiles.Readme.txt':GDBus.Error:com.canonical.URLDispatcher.BadURL: URL 'file:///home/phablet/workspace/plugin/test_folderlistmodel/results/openFiles.Readme.txt' is not handleable by the URL Dispatcher

Opening file /home/phablet/Documents/C++-mem-mgnt4.pdf
openPath()=true
** (process:1829): WARNING **: Unable to dispatch url 'file:///home/phablet/Documents/C++-mem-mgnt4.pdf':GDBus.Error:com.canonical.URLDispatcher.BadURL: URL 'file:///home/phablet/Documents/C++-mem-mgnt4.pdf' is not handleable by the URL Dispatcher

Opening file /home/phablet/Documents/README.html
openPath()=true

** (process:1829): WARNING **: Unable to dispatch url 'file:///home/phablet/Documents/README.html':GDBus.Error:com.canonical.URLDispatcher.BadURL: URL 'file:///home/phablet/Documents/README.html' is not handleable by the URL Dispatcher

As it always returns true, I do not see anything else we can do, perhaps we should disable open files while it does not work.

Any other suggestion ?