[kontact] [Bug 487203] New: flatpak: cannot open kmail mail attachments with default apps or any other app

[Robert Riemann]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487203

            Bug ID: 487203
           Summary: flatpak: cannot open kmail mail attachments with
                    default apps or any other app
    Classification: Applications
           Product: kontact
           Version: 6.0.2
          Platform: Flatpak
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: mail
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: robert at riemann.cc
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 169601
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=169601&action=edit
first dialogue happens when clicking on pdf attachment, second one when
clicking on open with

SUMMARY

I have Kontact with Kmail installed as Flatpak from fedora flatpak repository.
When I receive pdfs as attachment, I cannot open them with okular without
saving them first to disk. Same issue for any other attachment types.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  receive an email with pdf attachment (or other file)
2.  click on them for open
3. notice that okular is not an option and app chooser is basically empty

OBSERVED RESULT

Cannot open with okular

EXPECTED RESULT

flatpak aplication chooser portal opens and permits to open file with okular

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Related Discussion at
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/evolution-flatpak-cant-open-pdf-from-attachments-when-composing-email/24230

Related flatpak bug concerning composing mails with attachment: while granting
kontact access to all system files may be good workaround, it would be better
to rely on the flatpak open file portal:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486838

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