Gnash menu launcher (/usr/share/applications/gnash.desktop file) doesn't start any application, also gnash isn't asociated with SWF mimetype
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnash |
Triaged
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
| gnash (Baltix) |
Confirmed
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Medium
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Mantas Kriaučiūnas | ||
| gnash (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnash
Currently no programs opens if user press on Gnash menu launcher ("Gnash SWF Viewer" in Applications-
This is because in gnash.desktop is a line "Exec=/
Simply solution would be to create a one-line shell script, which displays a file-selection dialog and starts gnash when user selects a file:
/usr/bin/gnash `zenity --title="Select a Flash (.swf) file to display" --file-selection`
Also there is missing a MimeType line in gnash.desktop - you should add this line:
MimeType=
I'm attaching fixed gnash.desktop file (Lithuanian translation is added as bonus ;) to this bugreport.
Related branches
- Alexander Sack: Approve
- Sindhudweep Sarkar: Pending requested
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Diff: 22 lines2 files modified.bzr-builddeb/default.conf (+1/-1)
debian/changelog (+6/-0)
| Changed in gnash: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
| Sam Cater (wraund-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in gnash: | |
| assignee: | nobody → sacater |
| Changed in gnash: | |
| assignee: | sacater → nobody |
| status: | Confirmed → Unconfirmed |
| Changed in gnash: | |
| assignee: | nobody → sacater |
| Changed in gnash: | |
| assignee: | sacater → nobody |
| Jonh Wendell (wendell) wrote | #3 |
| Jonh Wendell (wendell) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in gnash: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
| Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in gnash: | |
| assignee: | nobody → mantas |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
| Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas) wrote Improved Gnash menu launcher (gnash.desktop file) with added MimeType line and Lithuanian translation | #6 |
| Alexander Sack (asac) wrote | #7 |
| Changed in gnash: | |
| status: | Invalid → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| importance: | Wishlist → Medium |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #8 |
| Changed in gnash: | |
| status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
| John Rose (johnaaronrose) wrote | #9 |
I have added the new gnash.desktop into a copy of the source of gnash, i have done this as part of my MOTU mentoring with gpocentek. Im not sure whether this bug has been fixed commercially, if so let me know. Otherwise I have a fixed version on my PC.