Bug 190388

Summary:	"Preview this file" servicemenu only works when previewer plasmoid is on the desktop
Product:	[Unmaintained] plasma4	Reporter:	Jonathan Thomas <echidnaman>
Component:	widget-misc	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal	CC:	asraniel, b.brachaczek, kde, mrzanda, reeves.87
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.8.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Jonathan Thomas 2009-04-23 00:53:16 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Currently the "Preview this file" servicemenu that belongs to the previewer plasmoid only works if there is a previewer plasmoid on the desktop. Otherwise the servicemenu does nothing. This is rather confusing, especially if the user sees this action before he discovers the previewer plasmoid, or if (s)he doesn't make the connection between the two.

Comment 1 Nicolas L. 2010-06-07 01:15:23 UTC

Can you reproduce using KDE 4.4.4 or 4.5beta?

Comment 2 Bartosz Brachaczek 2010-06-07 21:34:35 UTC

It is still an issue in KDE SC 4.4.4.

Comment 3 michael 2011-02-24 15:37:06 UTC

just confirmed this in 4.6. Running the equivalent command in terminal yeilds:

%qdbus org.kde.plasma-desktop /Previewer org.kde.Previewer.openFile test.pl

Cannot find 'org.kde.Previewer.openFile' in object /Previewer at org.kde.plasma-desktop

Comment 4 Flavio 2011-04-07 20:02:24 UTC

Hello, there's a workaround that basically solves the problem.
You can have the widget always open on a separate and hidden widget layer.

To set up a widget go to System Settings > Workspace Appearance and Behavior>Workspace Behavior>Workspace, and next to "Dashboard" select "show an independent Widget Set".

Lunch the dashboard with ctrl+F12 and add the widget.

Now you should be able to see those previews.

Hope this helps.

Comment 5 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-05-16 09:23:14 UTC

Is this still valid with the current KDE 4.8.3 or higher?

Comment 6 Bartosz Brachaczek 2012-05-16 09:37:10 UTC

I can confirm it is still valid in KDE 4.8.3.

Comment 7 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-06-03 18:41:12 UTC

Thank you for the feedback.

Comment 8 Nate Graham 2018-06-08 19:37:27 UTC

Hello!

This bug report was filed for KDE Plasma 4, which reached end-of-support status in August 2015. KDE Plasma 5's desktop shell has been almost completely rewritten for better performance and usability, so it is likely that this bug is already resolved in Plasma 5.

Accordingly, we hope you understand why we must close this bug report. If the issue described  here is still present in KDE Plasma 5.12 or later, please feel free to open a new ticket in the "plasmashell" product after reading https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting

If you would like to get involved in KDE's bug triaging effort so that future mass bug closes like this are less likely, please read https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved#Bug_Triaging

Thanks for your understanding!

Nate Graham