Error trying to add an Open with application on linux

[eschwartz]

... by which I mean the builtin Open with, not the plugin. I get the following two errors in a row.

By default the /usr/share/applications/ folder is opened for selection, so I assumed I was supposed to select a desktop file to generate the entry with.

calibre, version 2.27.0
ERROR: Cannot execute: The program /home/eschwartz/.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Adobe/Adobe Digital Editions/Adobe Digital Editions.desktop
 is not an executable file

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calibre, version 2.27.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>AttributeError</b>:'int' object has no attribute 'get'

calibre 2.27*  isfrozen: True is64bit: False
Linux-4.0.0-1-ck-i686-with-glibc2.0 Linux ('32bit', 'ELF')
('Linux', '4.0.0-1-ck', '#1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 27 03:40:55 CDT 2015')
Python 2.7.9
Linux: ('', '', '')
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM && View Manager && KindleUnpack - The Plugin && Quality Check && Modify ePub && Diaps Editing Toolbag && FanFicFare && Goodreads Sync && Overdrive Link && Open With && Kindle Collections && Annotations && Overdrive Link
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/eschwartz/git/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py", line 500, in choose_open_with
    entry = choose_program(fmt, self)
  File "/home/eschwartz/git/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/open_with.py", line 299, in choose_program
    entry = finalize_entry(entry)
  File "/home/eschwartz/git/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/open_with.py", line 202, in finalize_entry
    icon_path = entry.get('Icon')
AttributeError: 'int' object has no attribute 'get'

[kovidgoyal]

You cant choose a .desktop file, you have to choose an actual executable, such as a script or an ELF exe.

[eschwartz]

OK, but the default directory is a little confusing. Maybe it should default to /usr/bin/

Also, I found this problem chiefly because WINE doesn't create MimeType associations... but I fixed that by manually editing. Then of course calibre properly picked it up automatically.
I did notice however, that the icon specified in the .desktop file, which can be found in "~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/*/apps/", was not picked up in the process.

This problem will really only be found by people installing software to their home directory but it still might be worth considering anyway, yes?



(I saw you fixed the double error, and chose to not allow manually adding associations through .desktop files, which is fair enough.)

[kovidgoyal]

Fixed. And on my system Wine does add mimetypes for ADE.

/home/kovid/.local/share/applications/wine-extension-epub.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Adobe Digital Editions
MimeType=application/epub+zip;
Exec=env WINEPREFIX="/home/kovid/wine/ade" wine start /ProgIDOpen Adobe.DigitalEditions %f
NoDisplay=true
StartupNotify=true
Icon=3455_digitaleditions.0

[eschwartz]

Very possibly the fault is with ADE1.7* not declaring itself. It is one of the VERY few things I use WINE for...

Thanks for the fixes.



* -- I don't use later versions since they aren't stable and I only use it to download and pass books into calibre... and that, rarely

[kovidgoyal]

I have ADE 1.7 as well. IIRC it is the last version that runs under wine reliably.

[eschwartz]

Then I have no idea why my desktop file looks different.
Mine also opens a .lnk for some reason, maybe it was created as a desktop shortcut???

In the unlikely event I ever have to reinstall it, I might just bother to investigate.