>From the upstream commit: "The only thing that handles this by default is nautilus."
While the patch works, I don't think it works well enough with the Nautilus design. Right-clicking a folder shows four different Open buttons instead of two (screenshot attached). #1 and #3 do the same thing. #4 is useless if you don't have an alternate file browser installed (which the vast majority of users do not). Maybe a better place for this option would be: 1. Right-click on a file and select Properties. 2. Switch to the Open With tab. 3. Repeat by right-clicking on a folder instead. There is no "Open With" tab. However it's not clear whether it's Nautilus' responsibility to make it easy for users to switch to a third-party file browser by default. Why can't the alternative file browser handle this, similar to how web browsers offer to set themselves as default? ** Attachment added: "nautilus-open-with-directory.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1026254/+attachment/3502988/+files/nautilus-open-with-directory.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026254 Title: Open with on folders was removed, Ubuntu should consider patching back To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1026254/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
