[Bug 662194] Re: Nautilus: 'Remember this application for ..." option should be made inactive by default

[Sebastien Bacher]

I've just talked with upstream about the issue and they said they would
prefer to change the behaviour to hide the checkbox and have the action
to default to not remember the handler for directory, Rodrigo said he
would have a go to get that working

** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu Lucid)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu Maverick)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)

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Title:
  Nautilus: 'Remember this application for ..." option should be made
  inactive by default

Status in Nautilus:
  New
Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “nautilus” source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in “nautilus” source package in Maverick:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: nautilus

  By having this option enabled by default when used on dir.'s the app
  chosen is set as the new default folder handler.

  This is causing users problems, more every day,  and there is no benefit to having it as a default active option (not sure if the option has any value at all.
  With the box inactive  - when used on dir.'s the app chosen will still be added to the 'open with' menu, but not set as default folder handler.
  (( while having the box active for files causes no issues, again having it inactive does not prevent the choice from being added to the 'open with' menu for that mimetype, so the simple fix for the moment would be to just make inactive period.

  As simple as 
  gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (dialog->details->checkbox), FALSE);

  Related ignored bug
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/603833

  Please do not dupe this to this bug - a dead end it appears
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/366963

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: nautilus 1:2.32.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Oct 17 10:29:10 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100917)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: nautilus