Bug 403194

Summary:	Desktop files could be amalgamated to avoid multiple entries in Gtk App Chooser for Krita
Product:	[Applications] krita	Reporter:	Stuart Axon <stu.axon>
Component:	File formats	Assignee:	Krita Bugs <krita-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	halla, tomilin.sdlr
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	4.1.7
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Many krita entries in Gtk App Chooser

Description Stuart Axon 2019-01-13 22:55:45 UTC

Created attachment 117450 [details]
Many krita entries in Gtk App Chooser

In nautilus right click a file, Open With Other Application->View All Applications, there are many Krita entries.

(Same bug will show in other places using the GtkAppChooser, e.g. Firefox).

This occurs because Krita creates one desktop file for each file association.
Desktop files can have a list of mimetypes, so amalgamating these into one desktop file should fix the bug.


Tested on 4.1.7 - since I'm not sure how to setup file associations with the appimage.


See conversation here
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/issues/1581#note_407441

Comment 1 Halla Rempt 2019-01-14 12:17:40 UTC

Sorry, but that would be wrong. Every file type is supported by a separate plugin, so that needs to get a separate desktop file.

GTK people just should implement proper support for the freedesktop.org standard (https://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s06.html), notably the NoDisplay=true entry in these desktop files. This has been in the standard for ages. I see from the discussion you linked that they don't want to do that, but as far as I'm concerned they are wrong.

Comment 2 Halla Rempt 2019-04-16 10:10:54 UTC

*** Bug 401897 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***