Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint 10

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LA5LIA

Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint 10

Post by LA5LIA »

Has anyone tried to send a file to an email recipient by right clicking on it in the home folder? It opens the thunderbird, but fail when i try to send it.

Error is like this:

Sending of message failed.
Unable to open the temporary file /home/mint/Downloads/test%20bilde.jpeg. Check your 'Temporary Directory' setting.

File I tried to send was named test bilde.jpeg
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mads

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by mads »

Hi.
Are you trying to do this when logged in using a live cd/dvd?
LA5LIA

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by LA5LIA »

No.
I have tried both ways. I discovered it using my Norwegian language mint 10 .
I tried it with the live cd in English to see if it had the same issue, and it did.

U try it yourself and see what happens.
mads

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by mads »

I am using Mint Debian Edition, and I just sent a picture by right-clicking - Send To... - Send as - Email. It worked (with Thunderbird).
I don't know about Mint 10, but try to change the name from "test bilde.jpeg" to "test_bilde.jpeg" and see what happens.
LA5LIA

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by LA5LIA »

After further investigation it turn out to be a problem with the file name. If the filename contains spaces or other characters than 0-9 or a-z , it will fail.
mads

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by mads »

mads wrote:...but try to change the name from "test bilde.jpeg" to "test_bilde.jpeg" and see what happens.
LA5LIA wrote:After further investigation it turn out to be a problem with the file name...
You're welcome, and please add [Solved] to the topic title. :)
LA5LIA

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by LA5LIA »

I would still call it a bug, and have reported it as one in launchpad.
mads

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by mads »

LA5LIA wrote:I would still call it a bug, and have reported it as one in launchpad.
You are making this sound like it is my fault. I just tried to help. :)
Elisa

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by Elisa »

mads wrote:You are making this sound like it is my fault. I just tried to help. :)
:lol: { veldig morsomt, men gode tilbud }
Elisa

Re: Sending files as email with right clicking fails in mint

Post by Elisa »

LA5LIA wrote:I would still call it a bug, and have reported it as one in launchpad.
:lol:
I do suppose, Linux newcomers rather could leave some windows customs, bad customs like: giving spaces to names.
Better is give the "_" instead spaces or "-" :wink:
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