Tracking issue: bugs in software caused by running all apps as Flatpaks
## General
- [ ] https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues/97 - Lack of simple shell commands to launch Flatpak apps is annoying
- [ ] https://invent.kde.org/network/kaccounts-integration/-/issues/3 - Online Accounts system isn't Flatpak-friendly
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472629 - Colors in KDE Flatpak apps only partially change when color scheme changes
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477615 - KDE Flatpaks (e.g. Okular and Gwenview) can't open remote files (e.g. on a non-mounted Samba share) when opened in Dolphin
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513237 - Flatpak apps don't survive compositor restarts
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512394 - "Open With" functionality doesn't work in Flatpak apps
- [ ] Fileitem actions and thumbnailers are not and cannot be synced between apps and the host system
- [ ] https://invent.kde.org/teams/flathub/issues/-/issues/20 - Manifests drift out of sync between Flathub and the nightly builds
- [ ] Issues in https://invent.kde.org/groups/teams/flathub/-/issues/ more generally
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## Audacity
- [ ] Doesn't use portal file dialog
## Blender
- [ ] https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/102949 - Doesn't use portal file dialog
## Dolphin
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508205 - No "Open With" functionality
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508067 - Missing support for many protocols (SMB, NFS, SFTP)
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508204 - Recent files/folders feature does not work
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508208 - trash:/ doesn't notice files trashed by other apps or Plasma
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507762 - "Keep single dolphin window" setting does not work
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506955 - Nightly version missing terminal panel support
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500362 - terminal panel location does not follow the file browser window
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496548 - Dolphin does not know if there is a process running in terminal panel
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508206 - No PDF thumbnails
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508207 - kdenetwork-filesharing isn't bundled, so setting up Samba shares doesn't work
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508317 - "Open Terminal Here" feature does not work
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508209 - "Link to Activities" feature does not work
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=495553 - Filelight installer unconditionally uses PackageKit, which doesn't work when the distro has no PackageKit support
- [ ] https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/issues/71 - Nextcloud integration doesn't work
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496549 - File transfers appear as a separate window
## Filelight
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=495555 - When Filelight is installed as a Flatpak, only "Disk Usage Statistics - all devices" menu item in Dolphin works
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=495554 - Filelight's homepage content is not ideal when packaged as a Flatpak
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496557 - "Explore in Filelight" button in folder properties doesn't work
## GIMP
- [ ] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/1830 - Doesn't use portal file dialog (check again in version 3.3.2; see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2647)
## Inkscape
- [ ] https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/work_items/2862 - Doesn't use portal file dialog (check again in version 1.5; see https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6807)
## Kate
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508494 - When quit via the shutdown process, Kate has forgotten all open files on the next launch
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508577 - Attempting to invoke inline `git blame` functionality fails and causes `flatpak-session-helper` to consume excessive CPU resources
- [x] Diff "show full context" button and diff reloading when switching tabs doesn't work
- [ ] Polkit-based authentication not working - https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=510057
- [x] Comparing files fails with a "Portal call failed" error - https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519685
## Konsole
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=495551 - Can't execute desktop files/scripts in it externally
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507765 - Ctrl+clicking on detected paths to open them in the file manager does not work
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507763 - Window and tab titles all say "~ : flatpak-spawn"
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508216 - cwd isn't remembered when opening a new tab
- [ ] Setting up fprint on the host system doesn't apply to `sudo` in Konsole
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=509309 - Nightly Konsole warns about bash running when you close a tab using its close button
- [ ] Integration with containers: bugs [468393](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468393), [480470](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480470), [468391](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468391), [482549](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482549), [491513](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=491513)
## LibreOffice
- [ ] https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=159311 / https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165028 - Doesn't use portal file dialog
## NeoChat
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=495552 - Drag-and-drop to NeoChat doesn't work -> https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat/-/merge_requests/2526
## Plasma
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=509465 - When both a native and a Flatpak version of an app are installed, Kickoff only shows one of them
- [x] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450612 - The portal file dialog does not allow selection of image/video files in some Flatpak apps
## Plasma Browser Integration
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506973 - Download path shown as `/run/user/1000/doc/someID`
## Purpose
- [ ] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444794 - Sending via bluetooth doesn't work
## Steam
- [ ] https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam/issues/256 / https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/9001 - Launcher menu shortcuts aren't created automatically
- [ ] https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam/issues/256 / https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/9387 - Creating shortcuts on the desktop doesn't work unless you manually give it write access to `~/Desktop`
- [ ] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/12387 - If you do that, the shortcuts it creates don't work unless you manually edit them
- [ ] And their icons are broken, too
## Web browsers
- [x] https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues/30 - Plasma Browser Integration not working
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