Thank you for your email! I think this is related, just not well described. I think I remember that this kind of feature didn't work in MS Windows either. The way I understand this feature is whatever application is set as default application should be tried first to open a file with a probable extension.
>________________________________ > Von: Lonnie Lee Best <[email protected]> >An: [email protected] >Gesendet: 22:52 Mittwoch, 18.April 2012 >Betreff: [Bug 876897] Re: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos >has no effect on some registered types > >I guess this isn't an exact duplicate, but it is related: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/611754 > >-- >You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a >duplicate bug report (985187). >https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876897 > >Title: > Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on > some registered types > >Status in GNOME Control Center: > Confirmed >Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > >Bug description: > 1) Oneiric > System Settings → System Info → Default Applications > Issue reproted by OP: png, gif, svg, xpm (maybe more) do not open with >correct application. > > 2) Precise > System Settings → Details → Default Applications > Issue reported in Bug #924388: Video opens with Totem even if VLC is >selected as default > > 3) Upstream: > System Settings → Details → Default Applications > Issue reported in Gnome-bugs #662191: Setting default music player only >works for ogg vorbis files > > > What you expected to happen: > 1) When changing the default image viewer in from 'Image Viewer' to >'Shotwell Viewer' a double click on any image should open the image in >'Shotwell Viewer'. > > 2) When changing default video player, all video files should open > using that app. > > 3) When changing default music player, all music files should open > using that app. > > What happened instead: > 1) When clicking on a png, gif, xpm or svg file Ubuntu will open them in >'Image Viewer' instead of the system default image viewer → 'Shotwell Viewer'. > > 2) Videos open in Totem even though VLC is selected to be default. > > 3) Default music player only works for ogg files > >To manage notifications about this bug go to: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/876897/+subscriptions > > > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876897 Title: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on some registered types Status in GNOME Control Center: Confirmed Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: 1) Oneiric System Settings → System Info → Default Applications Issue reproted by OP: png, gif, svg, xpm (maybe more) do not open with correct application. 2) Precise System Settings → Details → Default Applications Issue reported in Bug #924388: Video opens with Totem even if VLC is selected as default 3) Upstream: System Settings → Details → Default Applications Issue reported in Gnome-bugs #662191: Setting default music player only works for ogg vorbis files What you expected to happen: 1) When changing the default image viewer in from 'Image Viewer' to 'Shotwell Viewer' a double click on any image should open the image in 'Shotwell Viewer'. 2) When changing default video player, all video files should open using that app. 3) When changing default music player, all music files should open using that app. What happened instead: 1) When clicking on a png, gif, xpm or svg file Ubuntu will open them in 'Image Viewer' instead of the system default image viewer → 'Shotwell Viewer'. 2) Videos open in Totem even though VLC is selected to be default. 3) Default music player only works for ogg files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/876897/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
