Text | This test will check that the MIME Type Editor can open
- Locate "MIME Type Editor" under "System" in the Settings dialog and click on it
- The MIME Type Editor dialog opens
This test will check that the MIME Type list can be filtered and sorted
- Enter some text in the "Filter:" field (e.g., "image")
- The MIME Type list is filtered incrementally with partial matches as you type more characters
- Click the X icon at the right side of the "Filter:" field
- The filter criterion is cleared and the application again displays all available MIME types
- Click on the "Default Application" column heading
- The list is sorted alphabetically by application name
- Click on the "MIME Type" column heading
- The list is sorted alphabetically by MIME Type
This test will check that application associations can be set and changed
- Enter "log" in the "Filter:" field
- The list of MIME types is filtered to those names containing "log"
- Locate the "text/x-log" entry and click on it
- Its associated default application shows Mousepad
- Click on "Mousepad"
- A drop-down list appears displaying two recommended applications, Mousepad and LibreOffice Writer
- Select LibreOffice Writer
- LibreOffice Writer now appears as the "Default Application", the "Status" changes to "User Set", and the typeface of the entire row changes to bold
- Open the File Manager and navigate to the /var/log folder
- Double-click on any file with a .log extension
- The file opens with LibreOffice Writer
- Close LibreOffice Writer
- In the MIME Type Editor, click again on the "Default Application" field of the "text/x-log" entry
- The drop-down menu appears
- Click "Reset to Default"
- Click the 'Reset to Default' button on the 'Question' dialog to confirm
- "Status" changes back to "Default", "Default Application" again shows "Mousepad" and the typeface is un-bolded
- Locate the same .log file in File Manager and double-click on it
- The file opens in Mousepad
- Close Mousepad
- Close MIME Type Editor
This test will check that MIME Type Editor will correctly display a file association changed with another application
- Right-click on the same .log file in File Manager and select "Open with LibreOffice Writer" from the Properties drop-down
- The file opens in LibreOffice Writer
- Open MIME Type Editor and locate the "text/x-log" MIME Type entry
- The "Status" shows "User Set" and the "Default Application" shows "LibreOffice Writer"
- Click on "LibreOffice Writer", select "Reset to Default" and confirm your choice
- The "text/x-log" entry is set back to its default of Mousepad
- Close MIME Type Editor
- Close LibreOffice Writer
If all actions produce the expected results listed, please submit a 'passed' result.
If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit 'failed' and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result
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