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[Frédéric Da Vitoria]

Hello everyone,

I checked on my Windows 11 system, C:\Program Files\digiKam\data 
contains no "applications" folder. I found quite a few *.desktop files, 
but in seemingly unrelated folders (templates, themes, locale...) and 
none of them contains the word gimp.

When I first used the Open With option, I found no preconfigured 
application. I got an error message which I did not think of copying 
because I thought I would be able to trigger it again. Now, when I use 
Open With, I get a list obviously generated by Windows, containing 
software installed on my system and suggesting Gimp (which is not bad at 
all).

I would be perfectly happy using the Open With option this way, but I 
was wondering why I did not have the "applications" folder. I have been 
using (and upgrading) digiKam since 2020, so could this be because 
somehow my installation got slightly broken somewhere along the way? Or 
because I am using an non-admin user account?

Regards,

Le 16/04/2024 à 12:44, Andrej Valencic a écrit :
> Thanks Maik for this additional info, I'll try this out.
>
> Regards,
> Andrej
>
> On 16/04/2024 12:35, Maik Qualmann wrote:
>> Yes, I forgot IrfanView, I'll add it.
>> Use this directory in the user area for your own *.desktop files:
>>
>> C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\applications\
>>
>> If the "applications" folder doesn't exist yet, simply create it and 
>> paste the
>> *.desktop file there.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Dienstag, 16. April 2024, 08:55:35 MESZ schrieb Andrej Valencic:
>>> Well, I tried to do this for IrfanView on my PC, but there is no such
>>> directory on my installation.
>>>
>>> The only place where I found *.desktop files is: C:\Program
>>> Files\digiKam\data\applications
>>> So I made an IrfanView.desktop file and put it in there (it's not
>>> straightforward because of the permissions on this directory set by
>>> Windows). Now it works and I have IrfanView in the list of "Open With"
>>> as an option. But I guess this is going to be overwritten by the next
>>> upgrade installation and I'll have to do it again?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Andrej
>>>
>>> On 15/04/2024 18:46, Maik Qualmann wrote:
>>>> Hi Frederic,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, we already include so-called *.desktop files from some well-known
>>>> programs. This format comes from the Linux world. If the corresponding
>>>> programs are found under Windows, they will be displayed in the "Open
>>>> With..." menu. Which DXO version do you have installed? We have 
>>>> created a
>>>> corresponding file for the current DXO-7.
>>>> You can add some yourself manually by creating a *.desktop file in the
>>>> directory:
>>>>
>>>> C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\applications\
>>>>
>>>> The *.desktop file should be created in Unix text format. As an 
>>>> example,
>>>> the dxo7.desktop file. If you have created a working one, you can also
>>>> send it to me and we will add it to the installer.
>>>>
>>>> dxo7.desktop
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------- [Desktop Entry]
>>>> Type=Application
>>>> Name=DxO Photolab 7
>>>> Name[fr]=DxO Photolab 7
>>>> Exec="%ProgramFiles%/DxO/DxO PhotoLab 7/DxO.PhotoLab.exe" %f
>>>> Icon="%ProgramFiles%/DxO/DxO PhotoLab 7/DxO.PhotoLab.exe"
>>>> MimeType=image/jpg;image/raw
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Maik
>>>>
>>>> Am Montag, 15. April 2024, 15:54:33 MESZ schrieb frederic chaume:
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> Using DK8.3 on windows, I see that "open with" is coming with some
>>>>> default application (Gimp, paint, ShowFoto). Is there a way to add
>>>>> another application in the default list ? (in my case I'm using 
>>>>> DXO for
>>>>> the Raw)
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Frederic

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Frédéric Da Vitoria