[SOLVED] dolphin instead of gwenview as default file manager

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[SOLVED] dolphin instead of gwenview as default file manager

Postby andersond » May 2nd, '12, 02:22

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!

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Re: how to set DOLPHIN instead GWENVIEW as standard explorer

Postby doktor5000 » May 2nd, '12, 21:10

In systemsettings -> file associations -> check the order which is set for inode/directory, what does it say?
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Re: how to set DOLPHIN instead GWENVIEW as standard explorer

Postby mailedfist » May 8th, '12, 15:10

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.
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Re: how to set DOLPHIN instead GWENVIEW as standard explorer

Postby andersond » May 11th, '12, 16:52

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
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Re: how to set DOLPHIN instead GWENVIEW as standard explorer

Postby doktor5000 » May 14th, '12, 19:39

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

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Re: how to set DOLPHIN instead GWENVIEW as standard explorer

Postby laurentb » Jun 16th, '12, 10:18

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.
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Re: [SOLVED] dolphin instead of gwenview as default file man

Postby doktor5000 » Jul 4th, '12, 18:50

For the record, this also happened to me, when i tried to open a folder from within Transmission. Gwenview opened up :/
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Re: [SOLVED] dolphin instead of gwenview as default file man

Postby fereydouni » Jun 19th, '14, 13:05

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