.desktop files handled incorrectly

[GoogleCodeExporter]

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. create a "launcher" shortcut (file with .desktop extension)
2. open it with file browser applet
3. the .desktop file is opened in text editor instead of launching the program

expected output: the same as if opened with gnome file manager

applet version: 0.6.6
gnome version: 2.30.2
os: debian testing

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 3 May 2011 at 11:57

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi there,

Could you attach the .desktop file in question?

Thanks.

Original comment by [email protected] on 3 May 2011 at 5:59

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi, here is one of them, but it's the same with every shortcut you create.
Thank you very much.
Michele

Original comment by [email protected] on 5 May 2011 at 6:47

Attachments:

• glibc-doc-1.desktop

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi, another clarification: this must be a strange gnome behavior: if you 
double-click on the file, the linked program/file is correctly opened, but if 
you type "gnome-open xxxx.desktop" it is opened in the text editor.
So maybe this kind of file is something specific to nautilus, and not 
recognized at system-level.
Bye
Michele

Original comment by [email protected] on 5 May 2011 at 6:53

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi, excuse me, another "hint". I noticed that those kind of files are 
executable scripts (they have x permission), but the app does not execute them, 
it opens them in editor. But other executable scripts (being both text files 
and executable files) are instead executed. I imagine it's hard to decide when 
to execute or to view a file.
Bye and thanks
Michele

Original comment by [email protected] on 5 May 2011 at 7:02

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Yes, FBA is great because it can be used as an easily managed and shared menu 
system.
Yes, using 10.04, I verified that FBA edits your glibc-doc.desktop and Nautilus 
executes it.
bertoldia, as they call him, will tell why FBA does not launch a file the same 
way as Nautilus.
I usually have no problems with other kinds of shortcuts, though.
To see what's going on inside desktop files, right-click>Scripts>Open w y 
favorite text editor
I don't understand why I don't receive any e-mails with these comments.

Original comment by [email protected] on 17 Jun 2011 at 8:14