Comment 2 for bug 172682

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:51 AM, Jonathan Thomas <...> wrote:

> Could you see if this is an issue with the KDE4 version of Dolphin?
>
> ** Changed in: dolphin (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete

OK, I just ran a couple of more tests:

- First I reproduced it in KDE 3 in Hardy, just in case. The problem is
still present in Dolphin and it is a general problem for all KIO protocols,
smb:, fish:., etc. Konqueror works fine. If you leave this bug open, we
should update the bug description to be more general - something like
"Dolphin cannot open an archive file on a KIO share in the embedded viewer"
- but I am not very fluent with KDE terminology, so I've left it as is for
now.

- Then I tried it with Kubuntu's KDE 4 live CD. Technically the problem is
_not_ present in Dolphin in KDE4. As far as I can tell, there is no way to
force Dolphin to open archive files on a KIO share in an embedded viewer. It
always launches the external viewer Ark, so the whole problem is
side-stepped. As before, Konqueror works find with the embedded viewer.

I do very much prefer the Konqueror behavior - displaying the archive files
as directories. I find it much more convenient. However in KDE4 technically
this is no longer a bug - it is a request for enhancement or something ...

Bottom line:
- in KDE3 in Kubuntu 8.4 it is still a bug
- in KDE4 it is a request for enhancement.

I am not sure that Kubuntu or KDE have the resources or the time to bother
with the latter though ... So I guess the bug can either be marked as
KDE3-only, or closed with the assumption that we will move to KDE4 sooner or
later, or split into a bug and a RFE... It is up to you.

regards,
Tzvetan