GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 587533
Remove "Open with" and quotation marks from entries in "Open with" sub-menu
Last modified: 2009-07-08 18:43:09 UTC
In Nautilus, when right-clicking on a file to show its context menu: 1. Quotation marks are being used incorrectly: "Open with 'Application Name'" should be "Open with Application Name". 2. "Open with" is repeated for each entry in the "Open With" sub-menu; this redundancy should be factored out. Making these changes results in a simpler file context menu, so it becomes easier for the user to quickly identify the application needed. Other information: Bug in Launchpad: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/394356
Created attachment 137696 [details] Context menu showing Open with..., as is.
Created attachment 137697 [details] Mockup of changes An intermediate mockup can be found on the Launchpad bug report.
When the applications still fit in the main menu it looks a little strange. Take a look at this screenshot for reference http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28605098/appicons_exec.png Or see the launchpad bug for more info.
Please take a look at bug #546916 for a patch fixing this.
Committed a slightly tweaked variation of the patch in bug #546916 to master, closing. commit 45c928d3cf112f22d69b25299898301c54d9e961 Author: Cosimo Cecchi <cosimoc@gnome.org> Date: Wed Jul 8 12:05:11 2009 +0100 Use application icons in the context menu If it's possibile, use the application icons in the open with submenu. This also removes quotation marks and useless duplicate "Open With" strings from the submenu. Patch by Marcus Carlson, fixes bug #587533 and #546916.
Thanks!