** Description changed: - Dia is able to read and save SVG files. However, the GNOME desktop file /usr/share/applications/dia.desktop does not advertise this fact. It lists only - MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram; + Dia is able to read SVG files and also save them (via export). However, the GNOME desktop file /usr/share/applications/dia.desktop does not advertise this fact. It lists only + MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram; (This has consequences e.g. for the MyPaint application, which allows use of an external program to edit vector graphics. It does not list Dia as an option for editing SVG.) The MimeType line should *at least* contain - MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram;image/svg+xml; - and I have confirmed that this change fixes the MyPaint problem after a reboot. + MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram;image/svg+xml; + and I have confirmed that this change fixes the MyPaint problem after a reboot. However, I am sure that there are other MIME types that Dia can handle, and these should be listed as well in dia.desktop. I am using Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, MATE edition, based on Ubuntu 14.04. I am using the dia-common package version 0.97.2-15ubuntu1.
** Description changed: Dia is able to read SVG files and also save them (via export). However, the GNOME desktop file /usr/share/applications/dia.desktop does not advertise this fact. It lists only MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram; (This has consequences e.g. for the MyPaint application, which allows use of an external program to edit vector graphics. It does not list Dia as an option for editing SVG.) The MimeType line should *at least* contain MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram;image/svg+xml; - and I have confirmed that this change fixes the MyPaint problem after a reboot. + and I have confirmed that this change fixes the MyPaint problem after update-desktop-database However, I am sure that there are other MIME types that Dia can handle, and these should be listed as well in dia.desktop. I am using Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, MATE edition, based on Ubuntu 14.04. I am using the dia-common package version 0.97.2-15ubuntu1. ** Description changed: Dia is able to read SVG files and also save them (via export). However, the GNOME desktop file /usr/share/applications/dia.desktop does not advertise this fact. It lists only MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram; (This has consequences e.g. for the MyPaint application, which allows use of an external program to edit vector graphics. It does not list Dia as an option for editing SVG.) The MimeType line should *at least* contain MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram;image/svg+xml; - and I have confirmed that this change fixes the MyPaint problem after update-desktop-database + and I have confirmed that this change fixes the MyPaint problem after running update-desktop-database. However, I am sure that there are other MIME types that Dia can handle, and these should be listed as well in dia.desktop. I am using Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, MATE edition, based on Ubuntu 14.04. I am using the dia-common package version 0.97.2-15ubuntu1. ** Description changed: Dia is able to read SVG files and also save them (via export). However, the GNOME desktop file /usr/share/applications/dia.desktop does not advertise this fact. It lists only MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram; (This has consequences e.g. for the MyPaint application, which allows use of an external program to edit vector graphics. It does not list Dia as an option for editing SVG.) The MimeType line should *at least* contain MimeType=application/x-dia-diagram;image/svg+xml; - and I have confirmed that this change fixes the MyPaint problem after running update-desktop-database. + (I have confirmed that this change fixes the MyPaint problem after running update-desktop-database.) However, I am sure that there are other MIME types that Dia can handle, and these should be listed as well in dia.desktop. I am using Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, MATE edition, based on Ubuntu 14.04. I am using the dia-common package version 0.97.2-15ubuntu1. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514093 Title: dia.desktop does not list all supported MIME types To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dia/+bug/1514093/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
