Bug 169007 - It's difficult to get to the "Edit file type" dialog
Summary: It's difficult to get to the "Edit file type" dialog
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kdelibs
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdelibs bugs
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: 161491 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2008-08-13 00:41 UTC by Ismael Barros
Modified: 2011-11-28 22:14 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Ismael Barros 2008-08-13 00:41:16 UTC
Version:           1.1 (using 4.1.1 (KDE 4.1.0 (4.1 >= 20080722)), Arch Linux)
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.25-ARCH

This is an usability bug: I think the "edit file type" buton from a file properties is not clear enough. It's small, in a corner, and without any text.

My brother, who is starting using KDE, complained that had been looking for a way to change the default program to open a file and wasn't able to locate it. He had even open the properties dialog, but couln't find the edit file type access.

The main problem is probably the button has no text. I think something like this would make this task more easy for new users: http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/2960/propertiesua3.png
Comment 1 Peter Penz 2008-08-13 08:51:27 UTC
Thanks for the pointer, I'll try to improve this.
Comment 2 Pino Toscano 2008-10-26 19:13:40 UTC
*** Bug 161491 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Fri13 2009-01-11 14:20:39 UTC
For me the "(wrench) Edit" button brings me the idea that the button allows user to change file format, not the MIME-settings what application opens that kind file.

The should be "preferred applications" or other than just "Edit".
Reason for that is we are on file properties, if there is "Edit", it means that we want to edit the file. Other way is just using "Configure" name and not "Edit" as on mockup.
Comment 4 Ismael Barros 2009-01-11 14:28:32 UTC
Hm, that's right, a "Preferred applications" button would be much more intuitive.
Comment 5 Fri13 2011-11-28 22:14:37 UTC
It should be a bigger one with text instead just a small wrench icon.