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[Bug 876897] [NEW] Changing the default application for photos has no effect for several image types (png...)

 

Public bug reported:

System: Oneiric up-to-date 64-Bit
Unity: 3D
gnome-control-center: 3.2.0-0ubuntu6

Affected: png, gif, svg, xpm (maybe more)

What you expected to happen:
When changing the default image viewer in 'System Info' → 'Default Applications' from 'Image Viewer' to 'Shotwell Viewer' a double click on any image should open the image in 'Shotwell Viewer'.

What happened instead:
When clicking on a png, gif, xpm or svg file Ubuntu will open them in 'Image Viewer' instead of the system default image viewer → 'Shotwell Viewer'.

** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Summary changed:

- Changing the default application for photos has no effect for several image types images (png...)
+ Changing the default application for photos has no effect for several image types (png...)

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Title:
  Changing the default application for photos has no effect for several
  image types (png...)

Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  System: Oneiric up-to-date 64-Bit
  Unity: 3D
  gnome-control-center: 3.2.0-0ubuntu6

  Affected: png, gif, svg, xpm (maybe more)

  What you expected to happen:
  When changing the default image viewer in 'System Info' → 'Default Applications' from 'Image Viewer' to 'Shotwell Viewer' a double click on any image should open the image in 'Shotwell Viewer'.

  What happened instead:
  When clicking on a png, gif, xpm or svg file Ubuntu will open them in 'Image Viewer' instead of the system default image viewer → 'Shotwell Viewer'.

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