Bug 384149

Summary:	Dolphin Action Menu entries appear in random order
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio	Reporter:	bugs5.kde.org
Component:	general	Assignee:	David Faure <faure>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugseforuns, elvis.angelaccio, kdelibs-bugs, tnemeth
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description bugs5.kde.org 2017-08-29 17:28:38 UTC

Hi there

I have written some bash scripts that help me with working with PDFs. For that I created quite a few entries in the service menus for Dolphin:

https://github.com/sjau/pdfForts/blob/master/servicemenu.png

The problem is, the order of the items seems to be totally random and they keep changing when you change things.

I tested it in a freshly setup Kubuntu 17.04 VM. Kleopatra is installed as default.

When I click on the "Home" folder on the desktop, I get this order:

https://images.sjau.ch/img/0dfe39be.png

but when I dive into the folder and view the entries for the desktop folder I get this:

https://images.sjau.ch/img/5cce2bf4.png

As you can see, while nothing in the system changed, the order did change.

I think that's not good design.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2017-08-30 00:15:08 UTC

Does https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=224&t=126624 work? It is a bit unclear if we lost the "InitialPreference" key while porting to KF5.

Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2017-09-17 14:27:27 UTC

If you can provide the information requested in comment #1, please add it.

Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2017-10-04 13:26:35 UTC

To further investigate this issue, KDE developers need the information requested in comment #1. If you can provide it, or need help with finding that information, please add a comment.

Comment 4 Christoph Feck 2017-10-04 13:27:11 UTC

(setting status correctly)

Comment 5 tnemeth 2018-03-29 08:08:44 UTC

(In reply to Christoph Feck from comment #3)
> To further investigate this issue, KDE developers need the information
> requested in comment #1. If you can provide it, or need help with finding
> that information, please add a comment.

    Hi.

    Facing the same issue as the reporter, I'm trying to add/change the
    InitialPreference config option in the desktop files I have. I'll
    try to look at the "Actions" menu after a few logins in order to see
    if anything changes.

    However that does not change the fact that distribution-provided desktop
    files that are not stored in ~/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/ do
    not have that option (or if so, it isn't taken into account).

    Wouldn't it be good to have these actions automatically listed in
    alphabetical order ? That would eliminate the need for the
    InitialPreference option...


Thank you.

Comment 6 tnemeth 2018-04-11 11:31:15 UTC

    After having tested the use of the InitialPreference option in
    the services .desktop files, I can confirm that it has no impact
    on the order of the associated menu entries.

Regards.

Comment 7 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-28 03:17:04 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

If you have already provided the requested information, please set the bug status as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

Comment 8 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-29 02:05:45 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

Comment 9 tnemeth 2018-11-17 10:39:58 UTC

(In reply to Andrew Crouthamel from comment #8)
> Dear Bug Submitter,
> 
> This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days.
> The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed
> information.

    Works partially for me. New entries can be placed at first, but the
    other (distribution default) menu entries are still ordered randomly.