[dolphin] [Bug 457167] New: appimage permission erros dont make sense

[johnathan]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457167

            Bug ID: 457167
           Summary: appimage permission erros dont make sense
           Product: dolphin
           Version: 22.04.3
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: testing1237a-c at yahoo.com
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 150925
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=150925&action=edit
konsole error

SUMMARY
i downloaded an appimage. when i try to double click on it, dolphin complains
"For security reasons, launching executables is not allowed in this context."

this gives me no indication that i should run the appimage by right click > run
in konsole.

2. when i do run in konsole, i am presented with 

"Warning: Could not find
'/home/user/Downloads/Frappe-Books-0.6.1-beta.0.AppImage', starting '/bin/bash'
instead.  Please check your profile settings"

again, this does not inform me that i have to open properties, tick is
executable under properties.

after doing that, i still get the same message in dolphin double clicking, i
have to go to run in konsole and then the appimage works..


i can say a couple of things about this.
1. we can improve the error description by informing users how appimages are
executed and that executable checkbox has to be checked or
2. detect, when double clicking that this is an appimage, that the permission
is not set, ask the user if it should be made executable and run it as is
without having to open in konsole.



STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  download appimage.
2.  double click on it in dolphin. see error.
3.  right click>run in konsole. then see error
4. now check is executable in properties. 
5. now run in konsole works.

OBSERVED RESULT
unhelpful errors in dolphin and konsole that do not inform the users about
permissions issue in appimage and no way to just automatically check the
permissions button on behalf of the user rather than forcing them to do it,
most probably they wont or wont know how

EXPECTED RESULT
appimage should run right off the bat after downloading it. sure,  the software
can ask user if they want to run appimages downloaded from the internet but why
should users be bothered to go through hoops to run software even if it is for
the first time?

Operating System: KDE neon 5.25
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.96.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5
Kernel Version: 5.15.0-41-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i7-4600U CPU @ 2.10GHz
Memory: 7.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa DRI Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: Latitude E7440
System Version: 01

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