Open with -> External script isn't working from digiKam

[Maik Qualmann]

Problem is now fixed for digiKam-5.6.0, the script is running. The quotes in 
the command line were the problem. Another thing is, we do not support the 
function open in the terminal.

Maik

On Mittwoch, 17. Mai 2017 20:54:07 CEST aegoreev at gmail.com wrote:
> Sorry I made a mistake in the test.sh. Here is the correct code:
> 
> ----beginning of the code---
> #!/usr/bin/env bash
> for FILE in "$@"; do
> echo "File is "$FILE" "
> done
> ----end of the code----
> 
> On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 12:52:01 PM MDT you wrote:
> > To reproduce the issue you can creat a test script test.sh and make it
> > executable:
> > ----beginning of the code---
> > #!/usr/bin/env bash
> > for file in "$@"; do
> > echo "File is "$@" "
> > done
> > ----end of the code----
> > 
> > then create test.desktop file, copy it to $HOME/.local/share/applications/
> > and make executable.
> > 
> > ---beginning of the code----
> > [Desktop Entry]
> > Categories=AudioVideo;Video;
> > Comment=Test
> > Exec="/PATH/TO/test.sh" %F
> > GenericName=Test
> > Icon=
> > MimeType=video/x-msvideo;video/quicktime;video/mpeg;video/mp4;
> > Name=Test
> > NoDisplay=false
> > Path=
> > StartupNotify=true
> > Terminal=true
> > TerminalOptions=\s--noclose
> > Type=Application
> > Version=1.0
> > X-DBUS-ServiceName=
> > X-DBUS-StartupType=none
> > X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
> > X-KDE-Username=
> > ----end of the code----
> > 
> > Then open Dolphin - select few video files - open with - Test
> > which will work.
> > 
> > Then open digiKam - select few video files - open with - Test
> > it won't work.
> > 
> > On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 12:32:34 PM MDT you wrote:
> > > Gilles,
> > > No I am not using the appimage.
> > > In fact, Open With - "VLC media player" works.
> > > Only shell scipts seem to have the issue.
> > > 
> > > On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 12:20:25 PM MDT Gilles Caulier wrote:
> > > > Did you use AppImage ? If yes, it's know that KService and KIO are
> > > > definitively complex to run due to plenty runtime dependencies...
> > > > 
> > > > The open With use these frameworks in background, and personalty the
> > > > design of these comopents is bad and not adapted to bundle
> > > > application. This include also MAcOS and Windows (OpenWith support is
> > > > disabled while compilation for these OS.)
> > > > 
> > > > Gilles Caulier
> > > > 
> > > > 2017-05-17 20:07 GMT+02:00  <aegoreev at gmail.com>:
> > > > > I execute "/path/to/script.sh" %F when open with scipt.
> > > > > Maybe digikam does not pass selected files as %F ?
> > > > > However if I drag selected files from digikam and drop them in
> > > > > terminal
> > > > > as
> > > > > "paste location" I do get /PATH/TO/FILE1 /PATH/TO/FILE2 etc.
> > > > > ...
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 11:55:22 AM MDT you wrote:
> > > > >> Hello,
> > > > >> I have added few bash scripts to the system "Open with" menu.
> > > > >> Normally I select files - right click - "open with" - select the
> > > > >> script.
> > > > >> Everything works just fine from my file manager (dolphin) but it is
> > > > >> not
> > > > >> working from digikam.
> > > > >> Any ideas on why is this happening?
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> Thanks,
> > > > >> AG


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Gruß Maik