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hello

when I click some folder icon on the desktop (using gnome),like for example, "home folder" or 'downloads", mageia opens it using GwenView.

but i dont like GwenView. I prefer Dolphin. How to chage this?

thanks in advance!

anderson

In systemsettings -> file associations -> check the order which is set for inode/directory, what does it say?

I think this was inadvertently changed in a recent update, as I have had the same behaviour appear in the last couple of weeks. It is particularly annoying with respect to Firefox downloads "Open containing folder".

The order in file associations has Dolphin first, but /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache says:

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inode/directory=kde4-gwenview.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;kde4-filelight.desktop;kde4-dolphin.desktop;

Changing the order of this works temporarily, but it reverts on the next reboot.

well I did not find such option

I am on gnome,not kde.. I entered system tools -> system settings --> (under system tab)details

Inside, there is 4 tabs:
- general view, which says gnome v3.4.1
- standard applications, with options for Web,Mail, Calendar, Music, Vídeo and Fotos,but nothing for folder links, and none with the dolphin option
- removable mediawith optionslike audio cd, DVD, etc.
- graphics

mailedfist wrote:The order in file associations has Dolphin first, but /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache says:

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inode/directory=kde4-gwenview.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;kde4-filelight.desktop;kde4-dolphin.desktop;

Changing the order of this works temporarily, but it reverts on the next reboot.

Sure, as you only modify a cache file, which gets recreated.

This may be influenced due to gwenview's desktop file /usr/share/applications/kde4/gwenview.desktop carrying an InitialPreference key.
For more information what this does, maybe have a look at this thread starting at viewtopic.php?p=3525#p3525

Sorry, but currently i can't help you further, i simply miss the spare time to do so

I found a workaround (?) found here http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/Firefox-utilise-par-defaut-Nautilus-sous-Kubuntu-td4976023.html for this problem:
I added these lines:

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[Added Associations]
x-directory/normal=kde4-dolphin.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;
inode/directory=kde4-dolphin.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;kde4-gwenview.desktop;kde4-filelight.desktop;kde4-cervisia.desktop;

[Default Applications]
inode/directory=kde4-dolphin.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;kde4-gwenview.desktop;kde4-filelight.desktop;kde4-cervisia.desktop;
x-directory/normal=kde4-dolphin.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;

in the file /home/$USER/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list

Works fine for me.

For the record, this also happened to me, when i tried to open a folder from within Transmission. Gwenview opened up :/

A simpler workaround would be to just remove "Gwenview" from application preference order of "File Associations -> inode -> directory"