Bug 498049

Summary: Open with → Other application dialog: selecting first item does nothing, have to select another first
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio Reporter: Frank Steinmetzger <dev+kde>
Component: generalAssignee: KIO Bugs <kio-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: kdelibs-bugs-null, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.9.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Frank Steinmetzger 2024-12-30 03:43:48 UTC 
SUMMARY
I installed ddrescueview which does not associate with any filetype, but I regularly want to view log files with it. So I right-clicked a ".log" file, selected Open with → Other Application and entered /usr/bin/ddrescueview.
The dialog remembered this input, so when I open it again, it shows an entry at the top of the drop down. But selecting that entry does nothing. I have to select another entry first and then re-select the first entry. Only then is the central area updated and I can click the Open button.

Additional question: how can this dropdown be (selectively) cleaned up from previous entries, short of editing a config file?

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Select a file in Dolphin, right-click, select Open With → Other Application
2. The dialog opens. Select the first entry from the dropdown. (If there is none, enter something to open the file with it for the first time).

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing happens in the dialog.

EXPECTED RESULT
The selection should update the dialog so I can open the file with my selected application.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.9.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Version: 6.12.4-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-01-04 04:23:10 UTC 
It should have created a .desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications; can you open it up and paste the contents here?
Comment 2 Frank Steinmetzger 2025-01-05 22:04:48 UTC 
I have no file in that directory (or underneath) that mentions ddrescueview. There is also no file that has “log” in its name (the extension which I opened-with with ddrescueview).
Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2025-01-20 03:47:26 UTC 
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Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-02-04 03:47:00 UTC 
🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.