Two potentially crazy ideas for Feisty

On 11/1/06, Matt Zimmerman <mdzubuntu.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 07:43:21PM +0100, Michael Vogt
wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 07:17:21AM -0700, Matt
Zimmerman wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 07:43:27PM -0400,
Evan Dandrea wrote:
> > > > I'm tempted to write specifications for
two ideas, but I'm not sure if
> > > > they would be feasible, so if any
knowledgeable developer has some
> > > > time, I'd appreciate some input on the
following:
> > > >
> > > > Would it be feasible to maintain a
database of known-to-have-issues
> > > > hardware, keyed against the hardware ID
and used by a
> > > > post-installation utility that links the
user up with the appropriate
> > > > help.ubuntu.com page via a libnotify
popup.
> > >
> > > > Also, would it be insane to use libmagic
to identify what program
> > > > opens files that do not already have an
association and use this
> > > > information to suggest to prompt the
user to install the appropriate
> > > > application.  Lets say I get a Dia
diagram in an email, but I don't
> > > > have Dia installed.  When I click on the
file, a dialog tells me that
> > > > I do not have Dia installed and thus
cannot open the diagram,
> > > > presenting me with a button to install
it and then try to reopen the
> > > > file.
> > >
> > > https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+s
pec/suggest-packages-for-filetypes
> > >
> > > That is to say, we already did this.  It
doesn't seem to be working for dia,
> > > though.
> >
> > It works for me with dia (just tested on a freshly
upgraded edgy
> > system without dia). In what way does it not work
for you? A message
> > that no application can be found? Or something
else?
>
> If I don't have dia installed, and I double-click one
of the examples in
> dia-common in Nautilus, it opens in gedit, rather than
directing me to
> install dia.

Ah, then probably it only works if the file is compressed. 
The files
I tested with were compressed dia files.

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