Review Request 113175: Always use an external viewer application to view files

[Emmanuel Pescosta]

> konqueror/dolphin can already open at least tar/(gz, bzip) and zip files
directly
Dolphin can only browse through local archives, remote archives will be
opened in Ark.

See DolphinView::openItemAsFolderUrl for more information.

Emmanuel


2013/10/19 Martin Koller <kollix at aon.at>

> On Tuesday 08 October 2013 20:35:01 Sven Brauch wrote:
> >
> > > On Oct. 8, 2013, 4:47 p.m., Jonathan Marten wrote:
> > > > I'm not totally happy with this change.  Yes, the internal viewer is
> limited in functionality, but it has advantages:  (1) it is fast to open
> and can be closed again with a single keystroke;  (2) it remembers its size
> and can be resized without affecting the default window size of, say,
> KWrite or whichever external application is used;  (3) it can be forced to
> display an archive component of any type as plain text.
>
> <snip>
>
> What is the advantage of having ark at all ?
> konqueror/dolphin can already open at least tar/(gz, bzip) and zip files
> directly and there you have all the functionality
> you are discussing currently (e.g. viewing the file according to defined
> association, right click menu, everything
> one would expect ...
> I don't know the drawbacks, so please enlighten me.
> Thanks.
>
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>
> Martin
> A: Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
> Q: Why is top posting bad?
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