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Bug 163978 - The "Open With" dialog should have a list of known applications (like the "Run Application" one)
The "Open With" dialog should have a list of known applications (like the "Ru...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 149275
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.9.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-01-13 18:39 UTC by Paolo Maggi
Modified: 2005-01-14 16:50 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.9/2.10


Description Paolo Maggi 2005-01-13 18:39:58 UTC 
For a user without specific knowledges about Linux/UNIX (for example, my wife
who reported to me this problem), the "Open With" dialog you get when you select
the "Open with Other Application" menu item it is very difficult to use.
She, for example, asked to me: "What are these weird directories (it was
/usr/bin) with only three letters? How can I know which program I have to run
reading this long list of weird names? You make me use this strange Operating
System that is not designed for people like me"... 
For this reason, I propose to add a list of known applications (like the "Run
Application" one) to the "Open With" dialog.

Other information:
Comment 1 Vincent Noel 2005-01-14 16:50:53 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 149275 ***