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Bug 749466 - No way to simply read a .desktop file with a text editor
No way to simply read a .desktop file with a text editor
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 688632
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-05-16 11:34 UTC by Pacho Ramos
Modified: 2015-05-23 19:35 UTC
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Description Pacho Ramos 2015-05-16 11:34:00 UTC 
When I click on a .desktop file, nautilus warns me about it probably being risky if I try to launch it... but I see no option to simply get it opened by a text editor allowing me to read/edit it.

Thanks a lot
Comment 1 António Fernandes 2015-05-16 20:29:13 UTC 
Thanks for taking the time to report this.
This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

While this is not fixed, you can open the file from the text editor.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 688632 ***
Comment 2 Pacho Ramos 2015-05-16 20:35:06 UTC 
Yeah, I am currently needing to manually open them from the text editor... but I was wondering if maybe I could simply right-click on it and get a "Show" option that would open text editor directly ;)
Comment 3 António Fernandes 2015-05-23 19:35:17 UTC 
(Pacho, I'm sorry for the delayed reply.)

Indeed, that's one of the options. The other option is treating .desktop files as regular files, like text files. I think the discussion on the direction to go should happen in the context of bug 688632, having already been acknowledged by a maintainer.