[Gambas-user] Get the default file manager

[Bruce Steers]

On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 at 01:10, System64 Development <64xcode at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Finally approach the problem as follows:
>
>      If
> DesktopFile.FromMime("inode/directory")[0].Categories.Exist("FileManager")
> Then
>        DesktopFile.FromMime("inode/directory")[0].Run(User.Home)
>
>      Endif
>
> Thanks to all
>
> Best regards.
>
> Martin
>

That wouldn't work for me.

If i use this code...
  Dim hDFA As DesktopFile[] = DesktopFile.FromMime("inode/directory") ' get
the whole list
  For Each hdf As DesktopFile In hDFA
    If Not hdf.Categories.Exist("FileManager") Then Continue  ' skip if no
FileManager category.
    Print hdf.GenericName
    Print hDF.ProgramName
    Print hdf.Categories.Join(";")
    Print
  Next

I get the following results...

nautilus
GNOME;GTK;Utility;Core;FileManager

File Manager
dolphin
Qt;KDE;System;FileTools;FileManager

File Manager
pcmanfm-qt
FileManager;Utility;Core;Qt

File Manager
pcmanfm
System;FileTools;FileManager;Utility;Core;GTK

File Manager
thunar
System;Core;GTK;FileTools;FileManager

that's 5 programs that have FileManager as a category.
and my default file manager caja is not one of them.
caja is one of the results but it has no categories set.

But if it works for you then fair enough i guess :)

Respects
BruceS
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