chrome dolphin integration 15.04

[R.P. Charbonneau]

Yup, Chrome relies on xdg-open in order to determine which file dialog to use (based on the active desktop environment.)  I would definitely suggest moving to the 5.3 version of Plasma via the backports (I don't think this'll solve your problem, but it will increase stability of the system.)

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5.3[1] 

So you'll do:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt full-upgrade

I'm going to talk to some folks about the file dialog now and I'll get back to you when I have a better idea on what may have gone awry.  Bear with me.  :D

On May 7, 2015 03:47:49 PM Dale Trombley wrote:
> yes, this is a fresh install of vivid on it's own freshly formatted
> partition with a clean /home. I'm not using any backports afaik.
> 
> also,
> I loaded the old 14.10 and did the facebook add picture thing and at the
> top of the file picker it said "open files kdialog"
> is there a kdialog something to point it to dolphin?
> 
> also, for what it's worth, the file you had me wasnt the same as the one i
> remember, but on thinking about that I think i might be thinking of firefox
> about://config, which chrome doesn't have.
> 
> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 3:39 PM, R.P. Charbonneau <etriaph at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Before I make some continued suggestions, can you verify if this is a
> > fresh install of Vivid (15.04) and are you using the backports PPA?
> >
> > On May 7, 2015 03:33:42 PM Dale Trombley wrote:
> > > Didn't work :(
> > > I backed up the file and then edited as suggested, restarted the computer
> > > just make good and sure but it still doesn't work. The file picker that
> > > comes up looks very gtk ish. just generic, has no options for previews.
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 11:01 PM, R.P. Charbonneau <etriaph at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think the script you had edited before is /usr/bin/xdg-open
> > > >
> > > > Make a backup of this file before you edit it, and your changes may be
> > > > overwritten if the package receives an update.  This is a temporary fix
> > > > only.  Where you see:
> > > >
> > > > case "$DE" in
> > > >     kde)
> > > >     open_kde "$url"
> > > >     ;;
> > > >
> > > >     gnome)
> > > >     open_gnome "$url"
> > > >     ;;
> > > >
> > > >     xfce)
> > > >     open_xfce "$url"
> > > >     ;;
> > > >
> > > >     lxde)
> > > >     open_lxde "$url"
> > > >     ;;
> > > >
> > > >     generic)
> > > >     open_generic "$url"
> > > >     ;;
> > > >
> > > >     *)
> > > >     exit_failure_operation_impossible "no method available for opening
> > > > '$url'"
> > > >     ;;
> > > > esac
> > > >
> > > > Change all calls to open_* to open_kde.  xdg-open isn't detecting your
> > > > desktop environment properly is what my current assumption is.  This'll
> > > > patch you up for the time being, but I'd be interested to know why the
> > > > value of $DE is not being set.  Let me know if this works for you.
> > > >
> > > > On May 6, 2015 09:54:26 PM you wrote:
> > > > > Thank you for responding
> > > > > but alas, this doesn't solve it. dolphin is already set there as
> > default.
> > > > > this is a chrome issue that chrome isn't using the right browser for
> > file
> > > > > picking.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, R.P. Charbonneau <etriaph at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Dale,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you go into the System Settings, there is an icon in there
> > labeled
> > > > > > 'Applications'.  Under 'Default Applications' select 'File
> > Manager' and
> > > > > > you should be able to select Dolphin from there.  If doing that
> > doesn't
> > > > > > resolve the issue let me know and we'll go from there.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On May 6, 2015 09:25:04 PM Dale Trombley wrote:
> > > > > > > Just installed a fresh 15.04 for sweetie, Fantastic guys, really.
> > > > > > > On the 14.10 she had before I had figured out how to have google
> > > > chrome
> > > > > > use
> > > > > > > dolphin as the file picker (you know, when you go to add a
> > picture in
> > > > > > > facebook and it brings up a file browser of it's own instead of
> > > > dolphin.)
> > > > > > >  Dolphin is much cleaner, nicer, and has preview view so it's
> > much
> > > > easier
> > > > > > > to find the image you want.
> > > > > > > It seems like I did it in something like chrome://about or
> > something
> > > > like
> > > > > > > that and I seem to remember xdg something.  I've searched google
> > and
> > > > just
> > > > > > > can't get a close enough guess to find what I need.
> > > > > > >
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