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From: Merciadri Luca on 23 Jul 2010 04:30 Hi, When opening a (downloaded) file, the Debian user is often (if not always) asked if he wants to open it, or to save it. Well, actually, opening it saves it in /tmp/, but that's not a problem. The problem is that ticking `Open with' only gives you a list of choices. You can choose `Other' and it directly opens ~/ so that you can select the binary which can render the related file. The problem is that it's * basically easier to write a command, i.e. at the place of `Open with ... Other', it could be interesting to have a box where you can write e.g. `kile' if you want the file to be opened with `kile', etc.; * not often possible for the user to select a binary which is not in his directories. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me.
From: Camaleón on 23 Jul 2010 05:00 On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:25:15 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > When opening a (downloaded) file, the Debian user is often (if not > always) asked if he wants to open it, or to save it. Well, actually, > opening it saves it in /tmp/, but that's not a problem. Are you saying that when you select "Open with..." and choose an application the file gets downloaded to "/tmp" and does not get opened? >:-? > The problem is that ticking `Open with' only gives you a list of > choices. The ones that are recognized by the OS in the "mimetype" database. > You can choose `Other' and it directly opens ~/ so that you can > select the binary which can render the related file. Yep, in GNOME it opens the standard "file browse" menu. > The problem is that > it's > * basically easier to write a command, i.e. at the place of `Open with > ... Other', it could be interesting to have a box where you can write > e.g. `kile' if you want the file to be opened with `kile', etc.; Sure. > * not > often possible for the user to select a binary which is not in his > directories. You can browse the full filesystem (from "/" to lower paths). I have no problem with that. For commom application extensions (.pdf, .tiff, etc...), it is useful to add them in Icewesel (programs) in order to get the right applications displayed when you select "Open with...". Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.07.23.08.58.00(a)gmail.com
From: Merciadri Luca on 23 Jul 2010 06:20 Camaleón wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:25:15 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > > >> When opening a (downloaded) file, the Debian user is often (if not >> always) asked if he wants to open it, or to save it. Well, actually, >> opening it saves it in /tmp/, but that's not a problem. >> > > Are you saying that when you select "Open with..." and choose an > application the file gets downloaded to "/tmp" and does not get opened? > No, it gets opened, but this is actually also a `file saving.' (Everybody knows it, but, strictly speaking, `Open' is error-prone.) >> :-? >> ? >> The problem is that ticking `Open with' only gives you a list of >> choices. >> > > The ones that are recognized by the OS in the "mimetype" database. > Yes. >> You can choose `Other' and it directly opens ~/ so that you can >> select the binary which can render the related file. >> > > Yep, in GNOME it opens the standard "file browse" menu. > > >> The problem is that >> it's >> * basically easier to write a command, i.e. at the place of `Open with >> ... Other', it could be interesting to have a box where you can write >> e.g. `kile' if you want the file to be opened with `kile', etc.; >> > > Sure. > > >> * not >> often possible for the user to select a binary which is not in his >> directories. >> > > You can browse the full filesystem (from "/" to lower paths). I have no > problem with that. > Yes, but this is really really tedious as compared to an input box! > For commom application extensions (.pdf, .tiff, etc...), it is useful to > add them in Icewesel (programs) in order to get the right applications > displayed when you select "Open with...". > Yes. I did it. ;) -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me.
From: Sjoerd Hardeman on 23 Jul 2010 07:10 Merciadri Luca schreef: > ... >> You can browse the full filesystem (from "/" to lower paths). I have no >> problem with that. >> > Yes, but this is really really tedious as compared to an input box! True. Yet sending this complaint to this list probably won't solve it. Filing a 'wish list'-bug to the gnome-upstream people might.
From: Camaleón on 23 Jul 2010 07:20
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:11:53 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> Are you saying that when you select "Open with..." and choose an >> application the file gets downloaded to "/tmp" and does not get opened? >> > No, it gets opened, but this is actually also a `file saving.' > (Everybody knows it, but, strictly speaking, `Open' is error-prone.) Okay then. (...) >> You can browse the full filesystem (from "/" to lower paths). I have no >> problem with that. >> > Yes, but this is really really tedious as compared to an input box! I agree. It should be desirable to have such "auto-binary-search" option. But I dunno who to "blame" here (GNOME file browser could indeed add that option but it will require a UI redesign -it is already there, but in other place, not in file browser UI-, and Firefox/Iceweasel could also improve the current status of the" Open with" window manager...). Mmm... hard choice. Let's blame both :-P (just kidding) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.07.23.11.13.59(a)gmail.com |