[Bug 201374] New: emacs or save are the only options for attachment handling

[David Rankin]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201374

           Summary: emacs or save are the only options for attachment
                    handling
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: unspecified
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com


Version:            (using KDE 4.2.98)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

When a bash script is received as an attachment to an email in kmail, the only
options presented to the user after clicking on the attachment are to "open
with 'emacs'" (what? are you kidding) or save. There is no option to open in
another editor despite the "Advanced Embedded Editor" (kate) being set in
default applications.

The easiest way to send new users running back to windows or gnome is to have
them open anything in emacs. kmail should respect the "default application"
setting and at least default to opening text attachments in kate or kwrite.
kmail should also let the user choose what application or editor to open the
attachment with. Presenting emacs as the only default choice is a huge bug.
Heck presenting the user with 'vim' would at least be kinder.

So here, kmail needs to provide a drop down allowing the user to choose the
application *with* the "Browse..." option also provided since kmail doesn't
keep track of all text editors installed. Certainly change the default to
anything other than emacs.

screenshot of current behavior:

http://www.3111skyline.com/download/openSUSE_bugs/kde4/screenshots/kmail-emacs.jpeg

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