Created attachment 358634 [details] patch to correct desktop entry issue for multiple file selections in nautilus Description of problem: Nautilus opens several separate instances of gvim when you choose "open with.. vim" from the right-click menu, when you have several files selected in the nautilus window, instead of using a single instance Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): vim-X11-7.2.148-1.fc11.i586 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. open a nautilus window on a folder with several text files 2. drag-select more than one, or control-click to select more than one 3. choose Open With... and from the popup, choose Vi iMproved Actual results: nautilus opens a separate instance of gvim for each file Expected results: gvim opens all files in one instance, which you switch around using buffer commands or the buffers menu at the top. Additional info: changing %f to %F in the /usr/share/applications/fedora-gvim.desktop file as per the Desktop Entry Specifications at http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-1.0.html#exec-variables solves the problem patch attached
This will be fixed in vim-7.2-314 or newer
vim-7.2.315-1.fc12 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 12. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/vim-7.2.315-1.fc12
vim-7.2.315-1.fc11 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 11. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/vim-7.2.315-1.fc11
vim-7.2.315-1.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/vim-7.2.315-1.fc10
vim-7.2.315-1.fc12 has been pushed to the Fedora 12 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
vim-7.2.315-1.fc11 has been pushed to the Fedora 11 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.