[Gambas-user] Get the default file manager

[Bruce Steers]

additional note.
on my system DesktopFile.FromMime("inode/directory")[0] is gambas3.

So i guess my point is that's working for you but it's not really a
reliable method.

Respects
BruceS

On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 at 05:12, Bruce Steers <bsteers4 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> 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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