[Bug-gnash] [Bug 84526] Re: Gnash menu launcher (/usr/share/applications/gnash.desktop file) doesn't start any application, also gnash isn't asociated with SWF mimetype

[John Rose]

This is back again in 14.04. Gnash is not found by Dash. There is a
desktop file in /usr/share/applications. Copy of file is attached.
Running gnash-gtk-launcher (Exec parameter in desktop file) in Terminal
works OK.

** Attachment added: "gnash.desktop"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/baltix/+source/gnash/+bug/84526/+attachment/4256594/+files/gnash.desktop

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Title:
  Gnash menu launcher (/usr/share/applications/gnash.desktop file)
  doesn't start any application, also gnash isn't asociated with SWF
  mimetype

Status in GNU Flash movie player:
  Triaged
Status in “gnash” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnash” package in Baltix:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gnash

  Currently no programs opens if user press on Gnash menu launcher ("Gnash SWF 
Viewer" in Applications->AudioVideo category, see 
/usr/share/applications/gnash.desktop file).
  This is because in gnash.desktop is a line "Exec=/usr/bin/gnash", but when 
you run /usr/bin/gnash in terminal you see, that this command displays only 
help if started without arguments.

  Simply solution would be to create a one-line shell script, which
  displays a file-selection dialog and starts gnash when user selects a
  file:

  /usr/bin/gnash `zenity --title="Select a Flash (.swf) file to display"
  --file-selection`

  Also there is missing a MimeType line in gnash.desktop - you should
  add this line:

  MimeType=application/x-shockwave-flash;

  I'm attaching fixed gnash.desktop file (Lithuanian translation is
  added as bonus ;) to this bugreport.

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