[Bug 58711] saved searches should hide their filetype

[kmon]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: nautilus

Hi

Currently in dapper (gnome 2.14) saved searches are stored as an icon in
your desktop with the extension .savedSearch. This should work exactly
the same as .desktop files. Since .desktop files don't show their
".desktop" extension in gnome's UI I think savedSearches should work the
same.

The main problem I see here is that currently savedSearches are an xml
file whereas .desktop files are text files with pairs of data (like a
bundle resource), example:

javier at turion:~/Desktop$ cat linux.savedSearch
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<query version="1.0">
   <text>linux</text>
</query>

javier at turion:~/Desktop$ cat DebConf\ 6.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=enlace hacia DebConf 6
Type=Link
URL=http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2006/debconf6/
Icon=gnome-fs-bookmark

I don't know if this is a problem for nautilus. Right now if I remove
the extension the savedSearch link doesn't work.

Another problem I see with this scheme is that the extension has been
hardcoded in english, and a foreign user doesn't have to understand what
"savedSearch" means, so the extension isn't very usefull for all end
users.

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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saved searches should hide their filetype
https://launchpad.net/bugs/58711