[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

[Alexander Sack]

this is an upstream bug. the gnash viewer binary should start regardless
of having a argument or not. otherwise having this in the menu doesnt
make much sense.

** Changed in: gnash
       Status: Invalid => Triaged

** Changed in: gnash
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: gnash (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: gnash (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Wishlist => Medium

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Gnash menu launcher (/usr/share/applications/gnash.desktop file) doesn't start 
any application, also gnash isn't asociated with SWF mimetype
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84526
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Status in GNU Flash movie player: Triaged
Status in “gnash” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
Status in “gnash” source 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.