https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496047
Bug ID: 496047
Summary: There appears to be no way of adding, deleting or
editing items in the "Open with" context menu.
Classification: Applications
Product: digikam
Version: 8.4.0
Platform: Mint (Ubuntu based)
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Usability-OpenWith
Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: staf...@sgsresa.se
Target Milestone: ---
How can one edit the "Open with" context menu?
SUMMARY
There appears to be no way of adding, deleting or editing items in the "Open
with" context menu.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Right-click on an image (in the thumbnail view).
2. In the context menu, look for the image editor you want to open the image
with. For example 'Topaz Photo AI' which happens to be a Windows application
running under Wine. It is present in the MATE menu, but not in the digiKam
context menu (which shows 57 other alternatives, including some Wine apps).
3. Open the Settings in the digiKam top menu and search, in vain, for a way to
add entries to the 'Open with' context menu.
OBSERVED RESULT
I can't find a way to open the image using the chosen app from within digiKam,
and there seems to be no way to add it to the context menu. Drag and drop from
digiKam to the Topaz app does, however, work. Also, the context menu is
seriously over populated; if I right-click on a cr3 RAW file, I see 57
suggested applications most of which are completely unsuitable for opening RAW
files. Fewer than 5 of the items seem appropriate and I'd like to hide/delete
the rest of them from the context menu (while keeping them in the system menu,
of course).
EXPECTED RESULT
Expected to discover a method to edit and add entries to the 'Open with'
context menu, most likely under 'Settings'. At the very least I expected to
find some information on how to edit the context menu from outside the app,
i.e. in some config file or similar.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux Mint 21.3 (x86_64) MATE Edition
Qt Version: 6.7.2
digiKam 8.4.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I have searched both on this website and on the internet at large without
finding a solution. I have, however, seen that others are experiencing similar
problems (particularly on Windows but also on Linux) so if there is a way to
edit the context menu, it needs to be easier to discover.
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