Gnome Places Menu not open any places [SOLVED]

superchango · 2009-05-24 14:15:20

Hi guys!!.

I have lastest Gnome installed in my netbook (from extra repo). When i try open any places with Gnome Places Menu, for example my "Home", don't open it in nautilus, open a search tool dialog, and i don't know why:

1° Try open my "Home" with Places Menu entry:
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5922/pantallazop.png

2° Open search dialog!!!:
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/457/pantallazo1n.png

Any suggestions? What is the file that define this actions?

Thanks!!

Last edited by superchango (2009-05-31 04:24:44)

twin · 2009-05-24 21:24:37

right click on any folder and select properties. Make it so it opens with Nautilus by default. That should fix it.

graysky · 2009-05-24 22:42:23

@superchango - what theme are you using?

Greenek · 2009-05-26 13:21:43

I have similar problem and twin's solution doesn't work - there is no "open with" tab in folder properties so I can't set Nautilus as default application.

Ferhiord · 2009-05-28 21:46:12

same problem

Stefanauss · 2009-05-28 23:13:30

So: for me, Under "Places", opening Home, Documents, Images, Videos, Music and all entries in the sub-menu "Removable Devices" behaves badly.
Everything else behaves correctly.

Behaving badly here means "opens the application Easy-TAG". (it is an mp3 id tag editor).

If i remove/rename the file /usr/share/applications/easytag.desktop into something else, everything works perfectly again, except that there is not an entries for easyTag in the menu anymore.
If i keep the file, but just remove the line "Type=Application", everything works but, unfortunately, EasyTAG still not being in the Applications > Audio Menu.

My easytag.desktop file: (i can't see any major syntax error)

Name=EasyTAG
GenericName=Audio File Tag Viewer/Editor
Comment=EasyTAG is an utility for viewing and editing tags for MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack and Monkey's Audio files, with a GTK+ GUI.
Comment[cs]=EasyTAG je utilita na prohlížení, editaci a zápis tagů do vašich MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack a Monkey Audio souborů.
Comment[da]=Et program til at vise/redigere MP3 og Ogg Vorbis tags med et GTK+ interface.
Comment[de]=EasyTAG ist ein Werkzeug zum Anschauen, Editieren und Schreiben von Tags Ihrer MP3-, MP2-, FLAC-, Ogg Vorbis-, MusePack- und  Monkey's Audio-Dateien.
Comment[es]=EasyTAG es una utilidad para ver, editar y escribir etiquetas a tus archivos MP3, MP2, FLAC y Ogg Vorbis.
Comment[fr]=EasyTAG est un utilitaire pour visualiser et éditer les tags des fichiers MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack et Monkey's Audio avec une interface GTK+.
Comment[hu]=Az EasyTAG egy GTK+-on alapuló címkenéző és -szerkesztő segédeszköz MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack és Monkey's Audio fájlokhoz.
Comment[it]=EasyTAG è programma per vedere, modificare e scrivere i tag dei file MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack e Monkey's Audio.
Comment[ja]=EasyTAG は MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack と Monkey's オーディオ・ファイルの ID3 タグを表示したり、編集するためのツールです。シンプルでクールな GTK+ インタフェースを採用しているので、GNU/Linux で簡単にタグの編集ができます。
Comment[nl]=EasyTAG is een programma voor het bewerken van tags van MP2-, MP3-, FLAC-, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack en Monkeys Audio-bestanden. Dit gebeurt in een verzorgde GTK+-omgeving.
Comment[pl]=EasyTAG jest narzędziem do przeglądania, edytowania i zapisywania tagów w plikach MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack i Monkey's Audio. Jego prosty i miły interface wykonany w GTK+ ułatwia tagowanie.
Comment[ro]=EasyTAG este un utilitar pentru afisarea, modificarea si scrierea etichtelor fisierelor MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack si Monkey Audio. Interfata sa simpla (GTK+) face etichetarea mai simpla.
Comment[ru]=EasyTAG -- это программа для просмотра и редактирования тегов в файлах MP3, MP2, FLAC, MusePack, APE и Ogg Vorbis с удобным интерфейсом GTK+ для GNU/Linux.
Comment[sv]=EasyTAG är ett verktyg för att undersöka, editera och skriva taggar för dina MP3-, MP2-, FLAC- och Ogg Vorbis-filer, och använder ett enkelt och trevligt GTK+-gränssnitt.
Comment[uk]=EasyTAG - утиліта для перегляду, редагування та запису тегів у файли MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack та Monkey's Audio. Простий та приємний інтерфейс GTK+ допоможе процесу запису тегів.
Exec=easytag %F
Type=Application
Icon=EasyTAG_icon
Terminal=false
Categories=AudioVideo;AudioVideoEditing;GTK;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.14
MimeType=audio/x-mp3;application/ogg;x-directory/normal;

This bug is.. hilarious?
I hope you can replicate this behaviour with the desktop file of your "wrong open application"

CaptainHero · 2009-05-30 14:50:22

Same problem here as Stefanauss. Pretty weird issue indeed.

I kinda "solved" it by deleting /usr/share/applications/easytag.desktop and setting a new Easytag menu entry via alacarte.

superchango · 2009-05-31 04:23:59

Ok, is a MIME bug, and i fix it changing something xD from KDE 4 "System settings", i don't know which is the file that have all this options:

1.- Start KDE4 session.
2.- Open "System settings"
3.- Go to "Default Applications" and search "File Manager" option.
4.- Select "Other" and add "nautilus" to the list and mark it.
5.- Save an exit KDE4 session.
6.- That's all

Surely exist a more elegant solution for this problem, but this work with my arch xD.

@grasky:
Gtk theme: Olona
Metacity: DOTS
Icons: Elementary

Last edited by superchango (2009-05-31 04:28:28)

Rasi · 2009-05-31 21:21:52

superchango wrote:

Ok, is a MIME bug, and i fix it changing something xD from KDE 4 "System settings", i don't know which is the file that have all this options:
1.- Start KDE4 session.
2.- Open "System settings"
3.- Go to "Default Applications" and search "File Manager" option.
4.- Select "Other" and add "nautilus" to the list and mark it.
5.- Save an exit KDE4 session.
6.- That's all
Surely exist a more elegant solution for this problem, but this work with my arch xD.
@grasky:
Gtk theme: Olona
Metacity: DOTS
Icons: Elementary

weird, this really worked

Urfaust · 2009-06-01 16:47:10

How can I fix this in Gnome?
There is no "File Manager" entry in "Default Applications" option from the menu....And I want to keep EasyTag in the menu.

CaptainHero · 2009-06-01 16:56:19

Same problem here as Stefanauss. Pretty weird issue indeed.
I kinda "solved" it by deleting /usr/share/applications/easytag.desktop and setting a new Easytag menu entry via alacarte.

Urfaust · 2009-06-01 18:28:31

CaptainHero wrote:

Same problem here as Stefanauss. Pretty weird issue indeed.
I kinda "solved" it by deleting /usr/share/applications/easytag.desktop and setting a new Easytag menu entry via alacarte.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that this doesn't seem to work for me. I deleted the file but nothing happened. I also rebooted...:/
Arch64 with Gnome and Neutronium-Midnight Theme.

EDIT: Solved it with workaround mentioned here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=69035 Post #7

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http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=52009
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=51869
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=69152

Last edited by Urfaust (2009-06-01 19:18:00)

beroal · 2009-06-30 14:04:59

I hate to bring it up again, but this problem is recurring. I had an incorrect program opening instead of "nautilus" (in my case "totem", not "easytag") when opening a directory. I solved it but it comes back sometimes, I can not determine why. Tricks from this and linked threads always solve this problem. Should I report a bug?

ZeroCool · 2009-08-18 19:49:27

Thank you for the useful Post

plmosqueda · 2016-05-23 11:32:25

twin wrote:

right click on any folder and select properties. Make it so it opens with Nautilus by default. That should fix it.

has been 7 years since you write this post and today this keeps helping a lot of people XDDD

WorMzy · 2016-05-23 11:54:22

Please don't necrobump, plmosqueda; especially when you have nothing to add and the topic is marked as solved.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … bumping.22
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … mpty_posts

Closing.

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Gnome Places Menu not open any places [SOLVED]

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