Bug 400608

Summary:	"Send via Email" always tries to use KMail, ignores default email client set in System Settings > Applications > Default Applications
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-purpose	Reporter:	David <kaigue7>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Aleix Pol <aleixpol>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugseforuns, elvis.angelaccio, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version:	5.51.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description David 2018-11-03 02:26:39 UTC

SUMMARY

Share -> Send via Email cannot be set to open Thunderbird to send files. It requires KMail which is not installed in KDE Neon by default.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Select a file and try to attach it to Thunderbird via Share -> Send via Email
2. Changing default to /usr/bin/thunderbird has no effect.

OBSERVED RESULT
Error: Could not find the program 'kmailservice'

EXPECTED RESULT
Either get rid of the menue (as KMail is not installed) or respect the default proram setting and open Thunderbird.


SOFTWARE VERSIONS
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2018-11-03 14:44:52 UTC

What does System Settings > Default Applications > Email client say? Is it set to KMail, or have you chosen Thunderbird as your preferred email client?

Comment 2 David 2018-11-04 02:57:23 UTC

Default Application: It is set to "Use a different email client" and "/usr/bin/thunderbird"

Comment 3 David 2018-11-04 02:59:52 UTC

However adding Thunderbird via " ... , Choose Application" and search for Thunderbird has no effect (!). I had to find the executive file myself.

Comment 4 Patrick Silva 2018-11-05 14:29:08 UTC

It's not working on my system too.
Window to compose email opens but the file is not attached.
Tested with png and webm files.

thunderbird 60.3.0
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.2
Qt Version: 5.12.0 beta3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.51.0
Kernel Version: 4.18.16-arch1-1-ARCH

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2018-11-07 04:45:48 UTC

Thanks for the information!

Comment 6 Patrick Silva 2018-11-08 17:56:23 UTC

bug 360073 seems related/duplicate.

Comment 7 Nate Graham 2018-11-26 05:38:15 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 360073 ***

Comment 8 Nate Graham 2018-11-26 05:42:55 UTC

(In reply to Patrick Silva from comment #4)
> It's not working on my system too.
> Window to compose email opens but the file is not attached.
> Tested with png and webm files.
This seems like a separate issue. Does the text field have "%u" in it after "thunderbird"? If not, try adding that so that it says "thunderbird %u".

Of course, that change will still probably not get saved properly due to Bug 360073. :/

Comment 9 Patrick Silva 2018-11-26 12:22:49 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #8)
> (In reply to Patrick Silva from comment #4)
> > It's not working on my system too.
> > Window to compose email opens but the file is not attached.
> > Tested with png and webm files.
> This seems like a separate issue. Does the text field have "%u" in it after
> "thunderbird"? If not, try adding that so that it says "thunderbird %u".
it works as expected after add "%u".

Comment 10 Nate Graham 2018-11-27 00:36:33 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 292606 ***