GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 553237
opening a directory using an application change associations incorrectly
Last modified: 2008-10-17 10:28:00 UTC
the bug has been opened on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/260492 "Right click on folder->Open with app-> Now clicking places->homefolder that previously selected app starts, instead of nautilus."
Reproducible here, but I am not really sure what the bug is, as I think it's (bad but) coherent behavior. Maybe we should just forbid associating apps other than a file manager to directories?
*** Bug 540075 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
is there any reason opening something using an another application should change the default association?
<alex> Hmm, i don't think it actually sets the default <alex> it just sets that this app handles that type <alex> or something like that <alex> and then it goes weird because nautilus isn't listed for folder types or something <alex> will have to research
no, it does set it as default: - right click on a pjg - select the open with option and type emacs in the text entry - validate the choice, emacs is used to open the jpg now double click on a jpg emacs is used by default
Happened to me with vlc and folders. the default handler was set to vlc after opening it once.
the bug has been fixed in svn 2008-10-13 Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com> * libnautilus-private/nautilus-open-with-dialog.c: (add_or_find_application): Don't set default when opening with other app, just add to open with list.