[digiKam-users] AppImage and "Open in File Manager"

[Maik Qualmann]

Yes, digiKam-6.0.0 uses Qt5. We use QDesktopServices class to open File 
Manager or Browser. This search for appropriate programs from a KF5 desktop. 
There will be no solution to this problem for the AppImage.

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 6. Juni 2018, 21:38:22 CEST schrieb Peter Albrecht:
> Hello list,
> 
> I am using digiKam AppImage 5.9.0 on a KDE desktop. When I rightclick an
> album and choose "Open in File Manager" from the context menu, no file
> manager is opened. Instead I see the "Choose Application" dialog. And this
> "Choose Application" dialog does not show any applications.
> 
> 
> Expected behavior:
> 
> Clicking "Open in File Manager" starts dolphin (default KDE file manager) in
> the album's directory.
> 
> 
> Try some workarounds:
> 
> Like in the "Open With" dialog, I can type "dolphin" in the "Choose
> Application" dialog. This will start dolphin, but instead of the album's
> directory, I only
> see this error message in dolphin:
> > Unable to create io-slave. Can not find 'kioslave' executable at
> > '/usr/bin, /usr/bin/libexec, ././/lib64/libexec/kf5'
> This dolphin instance is not useable.
> 
> 
> Working workaround:
> 
> If I type "dolphin4" in the "Choose Application" dialog, a working instance
> of dolphin is started and showing the desired album directory.
> 
> But this process (open dialog, type "dolphin4", pressing ENTER) is quite
> cumbersome for every-day usage.
> 
> 
> Does anybody know about another way to start a filemanager in the current
> album?
> 
> Are there plans to create settings in digiKam to configure the paths of
> external tools? If it is too errorprone to get the list of file managers
> from the current desktop environment, you could provide an input box in
> digiKam settings, so the user can define the desired file manager by
> entering "/usr/bin/dolphin4".
> 
> Or is this problem based on the fact, that I am using digiKam AppImage 5.9.0
> on Debian Stretch with an older KDE?
> 
> Regards,
> 	Peter