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

[Maik Qualmann]

Yes, is fixed, script is now running. We not support the function: open in the 
terminal from the *.desktop file.

Maik

On Mittwoch, 17. Mai 2017 22:43:02 CEST Gilles Caulier wrote:
> Maik,
> 
> So the file #379956 is fixed ?
> 
> Gilles
> 
> 2017-05-17 21:37 GMT+02:00 Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>:
> > 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
> > 
> > --