Bug 437934

Summary:	GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 doesn't work
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Toadfield <toadfield>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Other
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Description Toadfield 2021-06-01 05:47:27 UTC

GTK applications use a different file dialog than the kde file dialog,but I don't like that,so I enabled GTK_USE_PORTAL=1,cause that should apply the kde file dialog for all applications.
But that it doesn't work,if I put GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 in .profile and re login,then the GTK apps stile use the GTK file dialog.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-06-15 23:35:01 UTC

Each GTK applications needs to support this by using the GtkFileChooserNative API (https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk3-GtkFileChooserNative.html). If they support that, they they will respond to the GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 environment variable; if they do not, then they won't, and your only option is to ask the developers of the app in question to the right API.