desktop module (was Re: Open PDF)

[John J. Lee]

"Paul Boddie" <paul at boddie.org.uk> writes:
[...]
> I've just uploaded a patch/suggestion/module (#1301512) to SourceForge
> which seeks to provide the equivalent of os.startfile for KDE and GNOME
> (as well as Windows) as part of a generic desktop module:
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1301512&group_id=5470&atid=305470
> 
> Rather than submit yet another PEP and argue about insignificant
> details whilst the webbrowser module sits comfortably in the standard
> library, failing to address general file-opening issues directly and
> doing the wrong thing under various modern desktop environments, I
> advocate people submitting suggestions, criticism and amendments to the
> uploaded attachment until we have something like os.startfile for all
> major desktop environments.

Nice.  I've started the ball rolling with what I think is a KDE bug
fix (though I'm certain you know more about KDE than I do...), and
some comments on the tracker.


John