the sftp method should use slow mime on opening

[markba]

Binary package hint: nautilus

A bash file browsed with Nautilus over SSH does not show the correct file type. Opening the bash file is not possible, see screenshot-"Error: no suitable application.png".

When copying the file over to home, the bash files shows the correct filetype (and icon) and can be opened normally.

See screenshots for icons of a several (bash) files over SSH and local.

(Edgy)

[markba (mark-baaijens)]

Added a screenshot

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug. That's not really a bug, the filename is used over network because using the file content can slow things over network

[markba (mark-baaijens)]

Currently, my real problem seams to be this: I cannot open a (bash) file with gedit through Nautilus.

First try: double click. Because Nautilus has no knowledge about the file type, this is the error message I get: "Cannot open ssh://root@192.168.0.201/usr/local/sbin/3a-transcode: No application suitable for automatic installation is available for handling this kind of file.". This can be considered as normal because of the unknown file type.

Second try. Make a file association to this file: Right click, Properties, Open with, Add, Select 'Text editor'. This does not work because the selected program cannot be added, probably because the file type is unknown. Error message: "Could not add application to the application database". This can be considered as normal because of the unknown file type.

Third try. Right click, Open with another application, select 'Text Editor'. I get the same message as when I'm trying to change the file association (see second try): "Could not add application to the application database". This cannot be considered as normal because I want to open the file only *this* time with the selected application.

Fourth try. Open gedit, browse to the ssh'ed file and open it. This works.

My guess that this is my problem: just because Nautilus cannot add the application due to the unknown filetype, blocks me from opening a file with a application of my choice. Ofcourse, if SSH gives the correct file types back, this problem is not likely to exist.

Note. This optimization which you mention is for SSH connections only? When connecting through Samba (static mount of gnome-vfs), file types are (normally) read.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The samba method has been modified to look at the file content even if that's slower, the sftp method should probably do the same, that's why the bug has been confirmed, that's an upstream problem though

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

dropping the 7.04 milestone, it'll not likely be changed now

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

I've forwarded the request upstream: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=430605

[agnostic (ivan)]

Hi,

Just to note that this problem affects all file types, not just this particular case. All my media files are on a samba NAS. Due to this bug, t is impossible to make nautilus open music or videos in anything other than default player.

In the meantime, how can I change default app altogether? Are there any config files one can modify?

Thanks,
Ag

[koma (koen-koma)]

Same problem for ftp://xxx locations;