*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 488547 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488547
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 488547
Duplicate entries on "Open With" window
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"open with" application list has duplicates and is unsorted
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250266
You rece
This has been an ongoing problem for me for years. The list presented
makes no sense in terms of the order the apps are presented. Also,
since there are multiple entries for many apps, why are they not listed
together? They are scattered at random throughout the list.
If "the list is sorted usi
Same here, MichaelIM. The application list does not change regardless of
the filetype, I tested the "open with..." dialogue on 3 different
filetypes: .py, .jpg, .ps and the order of the list was the same.
I think a preference to change the sorting clause would be the best
solution
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ok, maybe sort by name can be included in the wish list. The proposed list is
not always good for unknown files and thus it would be nice to have a list
sorted by names if I already know which application is the right one.
Concerning the dublicates, in my example I have some entries which are
e
What about the duplicates that appear?
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"open with" application list has duplicates and is unsorted
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250266
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thank you for your bug report, the list is sorted using the mimetype
associations to list the most likely applications that should be used
first, that's not a bug
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
Status: Triaged => Invalid
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Problem also exists in Intrepid.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
Release:8.10
Codename: intrepid
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a
Linux lappy686-testing 2.6.26-4-generic #1 SMP
I can confirm both parts of this bug - duplicate entries and unsorted.
I will mark as Triaged since we should have enough information for a
developer to start working on this.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:Ubuntu 8.04.1
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