Bug 470873

Summary:	The icons of the files displayed on the desktop and in Dolphin should match the icons of the default program that opened them
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	silentdoer <1010993610>
Component:	kcm_filetypes	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	faure
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.27.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description silentdoer 2023-06-10 13:29:58 UTC

SUMMARY
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The icons of the files displayed on the desktop and in Dolphin should match the icons of the default program that opened them
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 David Faure 2023-06-18 11:19:25 UTC

That's not how it works. The freedesktop mimetype spec (https://specifications.freedesktop.org/shared-mime-info-spec/shared-mime-info-spec-0.21.html) defines which icon is used for each file type. The icon is unrelated to the application associated with the file at a given moment in time. This allows consistent and meaningful icons even when no corresponding  app is installed yet, when installing another app, when changing the associated app, etc.

(See also the icon naming spec https://specifications.freedesktop.org/icon-naming-spec/icon-naming-spec-latest.html)