Re: [gentoo-user] Dolphin and right click menu or context menu. Missing options.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Michael wrote:
> Hi Dale,
>
> On Saturday, 17 August 2024 16:57:26 BST Dale wrote:
>> Howdy,
>>
>> I'm not sure if this is due to the switch to new rig, something I missed
>> or if it is because of a KDE upgrade missing certain features.  In
>> Dolphin, I used to could right click a archive, .tar, .rar, .bzip or
>> whatever and tell it to extract to a sub directory.  I can't find it
>> anymore.  I went into Dolphin settings and found the Context Menu
>> setting tab.  It lists things like Extract 7z, Extract to and Extract
>> here and they show as enabled but when I right click a .rar file, the
>> options are not listed.  In settings and Context Menu tab, I clicked at
>> the bottom to download new services.  It seems nothing I add is working
>> either.  I used search terms such as 7z, .rar, archive and others but
>> nothing I add makes the options I need appear when I right click. 
>>
>> I read that some services changed in the way they install and such.  I
>> might add, several of the services I tried to install complained about
>> something but I can't tell what because the box is to small for the
>> whole error message and I can't make the box bigger or scroll.  I
>> suspect that on the last update, I switched to something with a new way
>> of doing things and the old ones broke.  Does anyone know what the new
>> way is and what I need to add to make this work again?  Is this
>> something that is being worked on but doesn't work at the moment?  Did I
>> break something?  LOL
>>
>> By the way, I have several archive type packages installed.  This is
>> what I have installed.
>>
>> root@Gentoo-1 / # equery list app-arch/*
>>  * Searching for * in app-arch ...
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/7zip-24.07:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/brotli-1.1.0:0/1
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/bzip2-1.0.8-r5:0/1
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/cabextract-1.11:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/cpio-2.15:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/gzip-1.13-r1:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/libarchive-3.7.4:0/13
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/libdeflate-1.19:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/lz4-1.10.0-r1:0/1.10.0-meson
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/ncompress-5.0-r1:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/p7zip-16.02-r8:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/rpm2targz-2021.03.16:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/snappy-1.1.10-r1:0/1.1
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/tar-1.35:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/unrar-7.0.9:0/7
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/unzip-6.0_p27-r1:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/xz-utils-5.6.2-r1:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/zip-3.0-r7:0
>> [IP-] [  ] app-arch/zstd-1.5.6:0/1
>> root@Gentoo-1 / #
>>
>> Did I miss something?  o_O
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-) 
> I have app-arch/p7zip installed (without the rar flag) and I do not have 
> either 7zip or rar/unrar packages installed here:
>
> [I] app-arch/p7zip
>      Available versions:  
>             16.02-r8	[kde +pch rar static wxwidgets ABI_X86="x32"]	["kde? 
> ( wxwidgets )"]
>        ~    17.05-r1	[natspec +pch rar static ABI_X86="x32"]
>      Installed versions:  16.02-r8(02:26:32 24/03/24)(kde wxwidgets -pch -rar 
> -static ABI_X86="-x32")
>      Homepage:            https://github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip
>      Description:         Port of 7-Zip archiver for Unix
>
>
> When I right click on a .rar archive I am offered to decompress it either via 
> the 'Actions' submenu:
>
> Actions > Extract to subdirectory with 7-Zip
>
> Or, via the 7zip submenu:
>
> 7-Zip > Extract to subdirectory
>
> I am not offered to decompress it via the Extract submnenu, which is missing 
> altogether when I right click on .rar archives, but comes up on zip/bzip2, 
> etc.
>
> Have you enabled what's needed under: Dolphin > Settings > Context Menu > 
>
> then type in [Search... ] "sub" and enable:
>
> "Extract to subdirectory with 7-Zip"
>
> I don't know what could/would show up if I had the app-arch/unrar package 
> installed, but from what you're saying it doesn't seem to be integrated with 
> the Dolphin/ark menu options.

This is the USE settings for mine here.  Looks the same except I enabled
rar which should only help the situation. 


root@Gentoo-1 / # equery u app-arch/p7zip
[ Legend : U - final flag setting for installation]
[        : I - package is installed with flag     ]
[ Colors : set, unset                             ]
 * Found these USE flags for app-arch/p7zip-16.02-r8:
 U I
 + + kde       : Add support for software made by KDE, a free software
community
 + + rar       : Enable support for non-free rar decoder
 + + wxwidgets : Add support for wxWidgets/wxGTK GUI toolkit
root@Gentoo-1 / #


In the Context Menu settings, I've enabled everything that even looks
like a extraction tool.  It mostly refers to 7z.  If I right click on
the rar file, there is no Actions option at all.  Just for giggles, I
checked the USE flags for other tools installed, everything need enabled
or they don't have USE flags. 

I'm thinking I used this a couple times on the new rig shortly after the
switch.  I can't be 100% sure tho.  Given the packages I have installed,
I can't see why it shouldn't just work.  May boot old rig and see if it
shows up there.  Only thing is, while I had it booted several days ago,
I updated it.  If a update broke this, it will be will broke there too. 

I might add tho, I also can't find those tools in the KDE app menu. 
When I search for 7, no results.  Same for the litter z except for Zulu
encryption stuff.  It's like emerge says they installed but KDE doesn't
see them, or something. 

I thought maybe I had a setting wrong or a missing package.  Those are
easy enough to fix, if one can find where to fix them.  ;-) 

I'll try to check old rig later. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

P. S.  My main monitor has been winking at me.  Every once in a while it
would blink off and back on again.  It would show up as if the computer
had just powered up.  It would show the connection and such for a few
seconds.  Sort of like it does if I disconnect it and reconnect it
pretty quick.  I got some new cables that go from mini display port to
display port.  Each 10' long so I'm not pulling on them when I pull the
rig out to take off the side.  A while ago, it cut off, stayed off and
wouldn't come back on.  It threw a wrench into my whole display setup
given it was the main monitor that went dead.  While it was off anyway,
I switched the cables to the new ones.  So far, it hasn't winked at me a
single time.  I suspect it is either the cable or the little adapter
that goes from mini display port to HDMI.  I swapped the adapter once
and the problem remained.  I'm thinking cable.  Time will tell tho.  Odd
thing is, the cable came with the monitor and is a nice looking cable. 
Braided and feels heavy duty.  It would be a shame if it had a bad
connection or something internal broken from the factory.