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JabRef does not open files linked to entries #3

Closed i5qme2b944w3 closed 3 years ago

i5qme2b944w3 commented 3 years ago

Telling JabRef to open a file (pdf, djvu, etc.) linked to an entry gives no response.

Expected response is an "Open with..." dialog, presumably using the xdg-desktop-portal service for Flatpak, so that the user can select an application outside of JabRef's sandbox to open the file.

Additional info:

I'm using Debian 11, with KDE Plasma 5.17.5 desktop environment.
I've tried using both relative and absolute file paths in entries, and neither work.
JabRef installed from Snap instead of Flatpak successfully uses the expected "Open with..." dialog. So does Zotero installed from Flatpak. So as far as I can tell, the problem isn't with my xdg-desktop-portal setup, but I could be wrong.
Telling JabRef to open URLs or DOIs succeeds: they are opened directly in my web browser, with no "Open with..." dialog first.

LyzardKing commented 3 years ago

@i5qme2b944w3 Is it the flatpak that has this issue? Does the snap package work properly?

i5qme2b944w3 commented 3 years ago

It's the flatpak that has this issue; the snap package works properly. Sorry for the ambiguity.

LyzardKing commented 3 years ago

Not a problem! Thanks for opening the issue! I mainly use the snap package, but I'll have a look at the flatpak. If you find more issues between the two please let us know!

LyzardKing commented 3 years ago

@bilelmoussaoui Sorry to ping you for this one, but do you have any idea on what is needed? The files are in a subdirectory of /home//, so I was under the impression that filesystem=home would be enough. Is a different runtime needed (i.e. the gnome one) to enable the xdg desktop integrations?

i5qme2b944w3 commented 3 years ago

Just to check: was this the right place to open this issue? Or should I have opened it at the main JabRef repository? I ask because I've spotted another issue with the flatpak package, and want to open it in the right place.

LyzardKing commented 3 years ago

This is the correct repo for flatpak-only issues.

bilelmoussaoui commented 3 years ago

@bilelmoussaoui Sorry to ping you for this one, but do you have any idea on what is needed? The files are in a subdirectory of /home//, so I was under the impression that filesystem=home would be enough. Is a different runtime needed (i.e. the gnome one) to enable the xdg desktop integrations?

How are you opening the file?

LyzardKing commented 3 years ago

This will be solved with the linked PR. In flatpak we cannot use xdg-open, but the java awt desktop integration still works.

i5qme2b944w3 commented 3 years ago

Thanks, the issue is resolved now.