Bug 371640

Summary:	File type assocations override Gnome preferences
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	piedro <piedro.kulman>
Component:	kcm_filetypes	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	justin.zobel, piedro.kulman
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.8.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description piedro 2016-10-24 23:16:26 UTC

As I understand there is a file for desktop specific mime type preferences: 

The file association dialog doesn't write to "~/.config/kde-mimeapps.list". 

This leads to overlap with the Gnome desktop preferences. The mechanism for using a desktop specific file type association file is already there implemented in the XDG standard - it should clearly be used. 

Otherwise users have to reset their association preferences every time they start another DE. 
Or build their mime type lists manually which seems a bit challenging...  

Please just change the location where the file type associations are stored so they only apply to KDE and do not interfere with the preferences of Gnome and XFCE and what ever else there is by using the intended methods... 

thx for reading, 
piedro  

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Justin Zobel 2021-03-12 07:11:52 UTC

Thanks for the report Piedro. It seems this is now fixed as I just made an adjustment to my mp4 file association and I can see that ~/.config/mimeapps.list has been modified.

Can you please confirm if this issue is still affecting you?

I've set this bug to NEEDSINFO. When you reply, please change the bug back to REPORTED so we know it's ready for investigation or RESOLVED/WORKSFORME if the issue is now resolved.

Comment 2 piedro 2021-03-12 11:26:57 UTC

Hi Justin! 

"It seems this is now fixed as I just made an adjustment to my mp4 file association and I can see that ~/.config/mimeapps.list has been modified." 

That is exactly the bug I reported. 

It should NOT write to ~/.config/mimeapps.list ! 
It should write to ~/.config/kde-mimeapps.list ! 

As recommended by the XDG standards. 

Thx for reading...

Comment 3 Justin Zobel 2021-03-12 22:24:50 UTC

> As recommended by the XDG standards. 

I had a quick look but cannot find it, can you please provide a link to this standard around the mimeapps.list file standards, thank you.