On 10/02/17 16:50, John Lenton wrote: > I should point out that there isn't a clear 1:1 mapping between desktop > files and apps, and that some of the things mentioned here would impose > this. > > FWIW IMHO if gnome software needs to choose one app from a snap to run > because of its own limitations it should choose the default app, the one > that has the same name as the snap.
I don't think we should assume that GNOME Software should run *anything* from a snap unless there is a .desktop file for it. Lots of snaps will not be appropriate to run in a GUI. Mark -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1661590 Title: GNOME Software only supports running one application from a snap Status in Snappy: New Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: HOW TO REPRODUCE: 1. Install LibreOffice snap ('nonfree' tag) from Ubuntu Software. 2. Click on the 'Launch' button once you have it installed. WHAT IS EXPECTED: It should launch the LibreOffice wizard instead of any of Writer, Calc, etc. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS: It launches LibreOffice Database. WHY THIS HAPPENS? Ubuntu Software probably picks the first listed command (libreoffice.base), as shown in $ snap info libreoffice name: libreoffice summary: "LibreOffice is a powerful office suite including word processing and creation of spreadsheets, slideshows and databases" publisher: canonical description: | LibreOffice is a powerful office suite – its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity. LibreOffice includes several applications that make it the most powerful Free and Open Source office suite on the market: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector graphics and flowcharts), Base (databases), and Math (formula editing). commands: - libreoffice.base - libreoffice.calc - libreoffice.draw - libreoffice.impress - libreoffice - libreoffice.math - libreoffice.writer tracking: stable installed: 5.3.0.3 (17) 374MB - refreshed: 2017-02-01 20:51:51 +0200 EET channels: stable: 5.3.0.3 (17) 374MB - candidate: 5.3.0.3 (17) 374MB - beta: 5.3.0.3 (17) 374MB - edge: 5.3.0.3 (17) 374MB - The order in snapcraft.yaml is different, so probably Snapcraft is changing the order (it might assume that 'libreoffice' is 'libreoffice.libreoffice', so it puts it further down. Here is snapcraft.yaml: https://git.launchpad.net/~bjoern-michaelsen /df-libreoffice/+git/libreoffice-snap- playground/tree/snapcraft.yaml?h=xenial To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1661590/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
