https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115597--- Comment #8 from DEnnis Meulensteen <dennis meulensteen nl> 2009-10-22 10:39:18 ---
Andi,
there are other things one might want to do with pictures than just editing
them!
I use the "Open With" menu to do other things. i.e: e-mail a down-sized version
of the file in its current state or convert it to PDA format etc. These are
functions that do not result in a changed image file.
Dennis
Op Thursday 22 October 2009, schreef Andi Clemens:
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115597>
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> --- Comment #7 from Andi Clemens <andi clemens gmx net> 2009-10-22 10:28:04 ---
> Actually I don't think the report has been fixed.
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> Gilles,
> I understand why you don't want to have an "Open With" menu (which I already
> implemented anyway :-)), but I don't think it is a good idea to restrict the
> user on that.
> On the other hand: We CAN open images from the preview panel in other
> applications, so it is basically doable.
> Speaking for myself I would find it weird to have this option in the editor,
> because it would be like:
>
> Open image in Gimp
> Gimp starts
> From the Gimp menu (fictional) -> Open image in MyPaint (which is actually a
> good program :-))
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> So the purpose of starting Gimp would be... none :-)
>
> BUT: Our situation is different since some users open images in the editor to
> view them. Not adding the "Open With" entry here will force them to change
> their behavior, which is not good.
>
> So, although I would never use it because when I start the editor, I don't want
> to call another editing program:
> +1 for OpenWith in IE
>
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