Version: 2.16 (using KDE 4.7.4) OS: Linux Currently I see no possibility in Ark to view a packed file in a dedicated application. For example an XML file cannot be opened as a text file in kwrite, but there is chosen some default setting (from Kate) or what'o'ever, opening the XML in some preview, not showing elements and tags. A gimmick would be unpacking all files in a temporary folder and launch/open some file in a dedicated application, using the root directory of the unpacked files as working directory. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Open an archive containing XML files (tested from a mail in Thunderbird). Actual Results: Clicking on a XML file in Ark opens some standard preview not showing tags and elements (and syntax highlighting). A context menu doesn't exist. Expected Results: There should be a context menu entry "Open with ..." on each packaged file in the Ark viewer, adding the ability to open the packaged file in an explicit application of my choice. OS: Linux (x86_64) release 3.2.0-2-desktop Compiler: gcc
Hi. You report touches two separate issues: the issue with previewing XML is that the KHTML KPart is usually associated with the XML mimetype with a higher priority than Katepart, so Ark uses it to preview the file instead of Kate. This is bug 201162. Currently, a possible workaround involves going to System Settings -> File Associations, choosing the "application/xml" mimetype and giving Katepart a higher proriority in the "Embedding" tab. As for the "open with" problem, this is a long-known issue, and is being tracked in bug 179066. I'm closing this one as a duplicate of it. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 179066 ***