nautilus: open-with but don't change default
In recent versions of Gnome (Gnome 3.30 on Fedora 29, if it matters), it seems that when using right-click "Open With Other Application" from Nautilus, the option in the Select Application dialog to set the selected application as default has been removed, such that it now simply ALWAYS sets the application as default. I like to use open-with-other as a one-off thing, leaving the default as it was, so this behavior is disruptive to me.
Is there a way to change this behavior so that it does not conflate open-with-other and changing the default application? I assume there's at least a dconf/gsettings value I can change, but I can't find it.
Note that I am NOT asking how to set default applications - I am asking how to use open-with-other but without ALSO changing the default automatically.
EDIT: Added fedora tag
fedora gnome3 nautilus
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:07
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In recent versions of Gnome (Gnome 3.30 on Fedora 29, if it matters), it seems that when using right-click "Open With Other Application" from Nautilus, the option in the Select Application dialog to set the selected application as default has been removed, such that it now simply ALWAYS sets the application as default. I like to use open-with-other as a one-off thing, leaving the default as it was, so this behavior is disruptive to me.
Is there a way to change this behavior so that it does not conflate open-with-other and changing the default application? I assume there's at least a dconf/gsettings value I can change, but I can't find it.
Note that I am NOT asking how to set default applications - I am asking how to use open-with-other but without ALSO changing the default automatically.
EDIT: Added fedora tag
fedora gnome3 nautilus
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:07
owrqowrq
112
Nautilus 3.30.3 here as well, but Fedora. Maybe this is Fedora-specific?
– owrq
Nov 16 '18 at 23:18
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In recent versions of Gnome (Gnome 3.30 on Fedora 29, if it matters), it seems that when using right-click "Open With Other Application" from Nautilus, the option in the Select Application dialog to set the selected application as default has been removed, such that it now simply ALWAYS sets the application as default. I like to use open-with-other as a one-off thing, leaving the default as it was, so this behavior is disruptive to me.
Is there a way to change this behavior so that it does not conflate open-with-other and changing the default application? I assume there's at least a dconf/gsettings value I can change, but I can't find it.
Note that I am NOT asking how to set default applications - I am asking how to use open-with-other but without ALSO changing the default automatically.
EDIT: Added fedora tag
fedora gnome3 nautilus
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:07
owrqowrq
112
In recent versions of Gnome (Gnome 3.30 on Fedora 29, if it matters), it seems that when using right-click "Open With Other Application" from Nautilus, the option in the Select Application dialog to set the selected application as default has been removed, such that it now simply ALWAYS sets the application as default. I like to use open-with-other as a one-off thing, leaving the default as it was, so this behavior is disruptive to me.
Is there a way to change this behavior so that it does not conflate open-with-other and changing the default application? I assume there's at least a dconf/gsettings value I can change, but I can't find it.
Note that I am NOT asking how to set default applications - I am asking how to use open-with-other but without ALSO changing the default automatically.
EDIT: Added fedora tag
fedora gnome3 nautilus
fedora gnome3 nautilus
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:07
owrqowrq
112
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:07
owrqowrq
112
edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:19
owrq
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:07
owrqowrq
112
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:07
owrqowrq
112
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:07
owrqowrq
112
112
Nautilus 3.30.3 here as well, but Fedora. Maybe this is Fedora-specific?
– owrq
Nov 16 '18 at 23:18
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Nautilus 3.30.3 here as well, but Fedora. Maybe this is Fedora-specific?
– owrq
Nov 16 '18 at 23:18
Nautilus 3.30.3 here as well, but Fedora. Maybe this is Fedora-specific?
– owrq
Nov 16 '18 at 23:18
Nautilus 3.30.3 here as well, but Fedora. Maybe this is Fedora-specific?
– owrq
Nov 16 '18 at 23:18
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This is a known bug
What you can do is:
- right-click-open your file with a secondary application
- right-click on the file and go to properties -> Open With
- Set your default application here
It should be persistent now
Alternatively you can set the entry in ~/.config/mimeapps.list in the [Default Applications] section.
answered 2 days ago
PhilippePhilippe
10715
You're right, I misread the bug description, it's unrelated. My solution should still work.
– Philippe
2 days ago
I found the correct ticket. As to why you can't reproduce it. It may be because the bug got fixed in a more recent version of Fedora. It still exists in Arch, as Arch does not patch upstream bugs.
– Philippe
2 days ago
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This is a known bug
What you can do is:
- right-click-open your file with a secondary application
- right-click on the file and go to properties -> Open With
- Set your default application here
It should be persistent now
Alternatively you can set the entry in ~/.config/mimeapps.list in the [Default Applications] section.
answered 2 days ago
PhilippePhilippe
10715
You're right, I misread the bug description, it's unrelated. My solution should still work.
– Philippe
2 days ago
I found the correct ticket. As to why you can't reproduce it. It may be because the bug got fixed in a more recent version of Fedora. It still exists in Arch, as Arch does not patch upstream bugs.
– Philippe
2 days ago
add a comment |
This is a known bug
What you can do is:
- right-click-open your file with a secondary application
- right-click on the file and go to properties -> Open With
- Set your default application here
It should be persistent now
Alternatively you can set the entry in ~/.config/mimeapps.list in the [Default Applications] section.
answered 2 days ago
PhilippePhilippe
10715
You're right, I misread the bug description, it's unrelated. My solution should still work.
– Philippe
2 days ago
I found the correct ticket. As to why you can't reproduce it. It may be because the bug got fixed in a more recent version of Fedora. It still exists in Arch, as Arch does not patch upstream bugs.
– Philippe
2 days ago
add a comment |
This is a known bug
What you can do is:
- right-click-open your file with a secondary application
- right-click on the file and go to properties -> Open With
- Set your default application here
It should be persistent now
Alternatively you can set the entry in ~/.config/mimeapps.list in the [Default Applications] section.
answered 2 days ago
PhilippePhilippe
10715
This is a known bug
What you can do is:
- right-click-open your file with a secondary application
- right-click on the file and go to properties -> Open With
- Set your default application here
It should be persistent now
Alternatively you can set the entry in ~/.config/mimeapps.list in the [Default Applications] section.
answered 2 days ago
PhilippePhilippe
10715
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answered 2 days ago
PhilippePhilippe
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answered 2 days ago
PhilippePhilippe
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answered 2 days ago
PhilippePhilippe
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You're right, I misread the bug description, it's unrelated. My solution should still work.
– Philippe
2 days ago
I found the correct ticket. As to why you can't reproduce it. It may be because the bug got fixed in a more recent version of Fedora. It still exists in Arch, as Arch does not patch upstream bugs.
– Philippe
2 days ago
add a comment |
You're right, I misread the bug description, it's unrelated. My solution should still work.
– Philippe
2 days ago
I found the correct ticket. As to why you can't reproduce it. It may be because the bug got fixed in a more recent version of Fedora. It still exists in Arch, as Arch does not patch upstream bugs.
– Philippe
2 days ago
You're right, I misread the bug description, it's unrelated. My solution should still work.
– Philippe
2 days ago
You're right, I misread the bug description, it's unrelated. My solution should still work.
– Philippe
2 days ago
I found the correct ticket. As to why you can't reproduce it. It may be because the bug got fixed in a more recent version of Fedora. It still exists in Arch, as Arch does not patch upstream bugs.
– Philippe
2 days ago
I found the correct ticket. As to why you can't reproduce it. It may be because the bug got fixed in a more recent version of Fedora. It still exists in Arch, as Arch does not patch upstream bugs.
– Philippe
2 days ago
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Nautilus 3.30.3 here as well, but Fedora. Maybe this is Fedora-specific?
– owrq
Nov 16 '18 at 23:18