Respect default app for zip files

[gave92]

Resolved / Related Issues
Items resolved / related issues by this PR.

• Closes Doesn't respect default zip app #6381
• Closes Only open .zip files if file explorer is set to open them by default #6110

Details of Changes
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This PR adds the option to open zip archives in an external application e.g 7zip instead of Files.
There are 2 possible implementations to choose from:

1. a59b29b: queries the default application associated with zip files, if it's Files or explorer the internal zip viewer is used
2. 2565ef9: adds a setting under "Preferences" to use internal zip viewer or not

I'm unsure what's the better option.

Validation
How did you test these changes?

• Built and ran the app

[yaira2]

Is it possible to allow the user to set the default application for the zip protocol (is that option 1)?

[gave92]

No, apps can't change the file association. The only thing you can do "programmatically" is open the Apps Settings page (you can't even open the settings page for your app directly). In option [1] users would open Settings app and change file association from there and Files would respect that choice in case it's e.g 7zip.

[yaira2]

No, apps can't change the file association. The only thing you can do is open the Apps Settings page (you can't even open the settings page for your app directly). In option [1] users would open Settings app and change file association from there and Files would respect that choice in case it's e.g 7zip.

Didn't Firefox come up with a way to work around this?

[gave92]

Didn't Firefox come up with a way to work around this?

Did it? Could you point me to some info on this?

EDIT: Perhaps this can help, I'll take a look -> https://github.com/DanysysTeam/PS-SFTA

[yaira2]

https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/13/22671182/mozilla-default-browser-windows-protections-firefox

[gave92]

@yaichenbaum In any case I'd like to keep the setting to view zip files in the embedded viewer separated from the default zip program setting. I use both Files and Explorer: when I click a zip file in Files it's ok to open it in Files, but when I click a zip file in explorer I want to open it in explorer. Both options 1 and 2 allow this, your suggestion of changing the default zip program makes me think you have different ideas :)

Could you clarify your expectation on this? Do you expect a switch in Files settings that controls whether to use the embedded zip viewer when browsing with Files and also sets Files as default for zip files?

[yaira2]

@yaichenbaum In any case I'd like to keep the setting to view zip files in the embedded viewer separated from the default zip program setting. I use both Files and Explorer: when I click a zip file in Files it's ok to open it in Files, but when I click a zip file in explorer I want to open it in explorer. Both options 1 and 2 allow this, your suggestion of changing the default zip program makes me think you have different ideas :)

Could you clarify your expectation on this? Do you expect a switch in Files settings that controls whether to use the embedded zip viewer when browsing with Files and also sets Files as default for zip files?

@gave92 option 1 looks good, I was just trying to better understand the different options 👍

[gave92]

Restored option one 👍
For future reference: this thing actually works for changing default programs -> https://github.com/DanysysTeam/PS-SFTA (tested on windows 10)

[yaira2]

Restored option one 👍 For future reference: this thing actually works for changing default programs -> https://github.com/DanysysTeam/PS-SFTA (tested on windows 10)

If only there was a protocol for changing the default file manager 😆

[yaira2]

LGTM