Bug#681451: gvfs-bin: gvfs-open (via xdg-open) opens pdfs in wrong application

[Norbert Preining]

Package: gvfs-bin,xdg-utils
Version: 1.12.3-1+b1
Severity: important

Hi,

running gnome3, double-click on a pdf in nautilus opens the pdf in
evince, which is reasonable.

using xdg-open, which is used by several programs to open files,
opens the file in a *file*manager* (nautilus). Which means it shows
the containing folder, not very useful.

I traced xdg-open, and it calls gvfs-open, which in turn uses
some mime applications.

I also checked with xdg-mime types, and they are set correctly:

$ xdg-mime query filetype foo.pdf
application/pdf
$ xdg-mime query default application/pdf
evince.desktop
$

Hmm, doesn't look bad, so why on earth does it open a file manager??


I don't know if this is xdg-open of gvfs-open faults, but it is
a very disturbing problem. 

Actually the whole MIME settings is a big mess in Debian.

Norbert


-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (499, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.5.0-rc6+ (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gvfs-bin depends on:
ii  gvfs-common   1.12.3-1
ii  libc6         2.13-34
ii  libglib2.0-0  2.32.3-1

gvfs-bin recommends no packages.

Versions of packages gvfs-bin suggests:
ii  gvfs  1.12.3-1+b1

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