Hi,

When I try to open folder/directory by clicking on Plases -> Desktop/Documents/Music/Pictures/Videos/Downloads/UbuntuOne in gnome version 2.3 I have got always message:

The file 'file:///home/username/directory' could not be opened: it is not a normal file, it is a folder.

It is always trying to open Kate editor (version 3.6.2) except for folder "Computer".

I have checked File Associations - System Settings -> inode -> directory but there is no association with Kate.

Could you help me what else should I checked to find where is the problem ?

thank you
(OS: ubuntu 64 bit 11.04)

Navigate to the folder in Nautilus.

Right-click and select Open with-->Other Application. When the select application dialog opens, choose Nautilus (it might show as "File Browser"--that's how it shows in Debian), making sure to check the "Remember application" box at the bottom of the dialog.

This should straighten out the file associations.

Thank you, but it does not work and remember checkbox is not there. I have run out of ideas so I switched to thunar.

Sorry it didn't work. If you ever figure out why it didn't work, please let me know.

Hello,

Can you post the contents of your ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list for me?

Cheers,

Josh

Hi,
Sorry for late reply,

[Added Associations]
application/x-zerosize=kde4-kate.desktop;
inode/directory=kde4-dolphin.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;Thunar-folder-handler.desktop;pcmanfm.desktop;qgit.desktop;kde4-cervisia.desktop;kde4-kdesvn.desktop;nautilus-browser.desktop;nautilus-folder-handler.desktop;kde4-kfind.desktop;
text/plain=kde4-kate.desktop;virtualbox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/file=exo-file-manager.desktop
x-scheme-handler/trash=exo-file-manager.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mailto=thunderbird.desktop;

[Default Applications]
inode/directory=nautilus-folder-handler.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mailto=thunderbird.desktop

Try removing "application/x-zerosize=kde4-kate.desktop;" and see if it helps.

No, It did not help.

Hi,

Thanks to all, who tried to help me.
I solved problem by command:
exo-preferred-applications -c
and switched to nautilus (I uninstalled Kate , which was not necessary)
taken advice from: http://askubuntu.com/questions/42682...t-output-error

regards,

Ahh, that's where that's located at Thanks for the link, too!

Cheers,

Josh