Bug 428100

Summary:	Regression: A symbol on the desktop pointing to a file tries always to open a program and fails
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Walther Pelser <w.pelser>
Component:	Icon widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate, plasma-bugs, sven
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.20.0
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Walther Pelser 2020-10-22 11:39:04 UTC

SUMMARY
Regression
Since 5.20 a symbol on my desktop can not open files anymore and I get error messages, opening programs works as before.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. always after having upgraded to 5.20.0
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OBSERVED RESULT 
Klicking on a symbol, which should open a file on my pc, it tries to open a program. If choosing "accept", I get always the comment, that the *.desktop file in /home/*/.local/share/plasma_icons/*.desktop is invalid. But this is not true. Opening this desktop file direct in /home/*/.local/share/plasma_icons/*.desktop works.
The properties of that symbol contains the right url.
The desktop file contains "Type=Link", this may cause the problems. If "type" is "application" it works normal.

EXPECTED RESULT
symbol should open the file mentioned in the url

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: openSUSE TW current
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.75.0
Qt Version: 5.15.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
5.20.0 has more issues with openSUSE TW

Comment 1 Walther Pelser 2020-10-24 12:06:52 UTC

workaround is:
right klick on the symbol, choose "open with", then: "Dolphin (KF5)". This opens a file as a file.

Comment 2 Sven Wappler 2020-10-24 22:17:13 UTC

I can confirm this problem.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2020-10-26 18:45:33 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 427797 ***