Associating .3MF and .STL Extensions to newer Cura versions when multiple versions are installed

[PartySausage]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Yes

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I have several versions of Cura installed on my computer however I find it really difficult to (re) associate the Cura version, which opens for .3MF & .STL files from Windows Explorer whenever I install a new version. 

Currently these files open in 5.11, however I cannot associate these with 5.12 instead.

I've tried selecting the 5.12 .exe for in Open With..., but it still opens with 5.11 🤷‍♂️

I tried removing all files from the OpenWithList registry entry then selecting the 5.12 .exe for in Open With..., but it still opens with 5.11 🤷‍♂️

It seems like these some registry keys that don't get updated on a new install & still reference "C:\Program Files\UltiMaker Cura 5.11.0\UltiMaker-Cura.exe" "%1"
 

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\UltiMaker-Cura.exe\shell\open\command

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\UltiMaker-Cura.exe\shell\open\command

Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2828522791-1489950809-1163912447-1001\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\UltiMaker-Cura.exe

Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2828522791-1489950809-1163912447-1001_Classes\Applications\UltiMaker-Cura.exe\shell\open\command
 
Changing Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\UltiMaker-Cura.exe\shell\open\command  to "C:\Program Files\UltiMaker Cura 5.12.0\UltiMaker-Cura.exe" "%1" seems to work & is opening the 5.12.0 version. However with 3MF files the Open as Project/Import Models popup appears but either closes without user input or goes into the background and cannot be brought to the foreground, replaced by the main Cura window with a blank buildplate

Is it possible to update the Windows installer so that it automates updating of the open/command for UltiMaker-Cura.exe when a new version is installed
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Describe the solution you'd like

Update the Windows installer so that it automates updating of the open/command for UltiMaker-Cura.exe when a new version is installed

Describe alternatives you've considered

Manually updating the registry each version install

Affected users and/or printers

Windows Users

Additional information & file uploads

No response

[HellAholic]

#21479

[PartySausage]

Awesome. Nice work 😊. I installed your beta build & associated 3MF & STL during the install. Both types are launching the beta from Windows Explorer.
There's still the issue with the open project dialog disappearing when opening 3MF files but I expected that as I don't think a fix for that was part of this build

[HellAholic]

That one seems to be a bug rather than a missing feature. So it's best not to mix your bugs and features 😝
Since I can't reproduce that condition on my devices it's not possible to test or validate the fix.
If you're willing to check things out yourself:
This is the modified WorkspaceDialog.py file in the 3MFReader plugin (installation folder\share\cura\plugins\3MFReader\WorkspaceDialog.py)

WorkspaceDialog.py
You can either copy the file there and replace the one in the installation or
At the bottom of the file you can modify the function:
from

    def __show(self) -> None:
        if self._view is None:
            self._createViewFromQML()
        if self._view:
            self._view.show()

to

    def __show(self) -> None:
        if self._view is None:
            self._createViewFromQML()
        if self._view:
            self._view.show()
            self._view.raise_()
            self._view.requestActivate()

If that works I can make a PR with the fix.

[PartySausage]

Thanks for that. I'll give it a whirl later & feedback

[HellAholic]

Final note, there is also the first dialog:

This one is a QML dialog so it's not in the plugin but rather in the qml file for Cura:
installation folder\share\cura\resources\qml\Cura.qml
Same logic as the one above:
Cura.zip
Replace the file or:

change the:

        function handleOpenFiles(selectedMultipleFiles, hasProjectFile, fileUrlList, projectFileUrlList)
        {
            ...
                else    // always ask
                {
                    // ask whether to open as project or as models
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.is_ucp = CuraApplication.isProjectUcp(projectFile);
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.fileUrl = projectFile;
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.addToRecent = true;
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.show();
                }
            ...
        }

to

        function handleOpenFiles(selectedMultipleFiles, hasProjectFile, fileUrlList, projectFileUrlList)
        {
           ...
                else    // always ask
                {
                    // ask whether to open as project or as models
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.is_ucp = CuraApplication.isProjectUcp(projectFile);
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.fileUrl = projectFile;
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.addToRecent = true;
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.show();
                    // Raise the dialog above the main window when launched via file association (desktop double-click): the OS may activate the main window after the dialog is already shown, pushing it behind.
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.raise();
                    // Request focus for the dialog when launched via file association (desktop double-click) to prevent it from being hidden behind the main window.
                    askOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.requestActivate(); 
                }
           ...
        }

[PartySausage]

Yes. That's the one. I'll give the qml a try too

As a side but related, was something changed in the project import/profile switch with 5.12 that I missed in the release notes?

When I did this with previous versions, on project import I used to get the popup asking if I wanted to apply any settings changes to the existing profile or create a new one.
Similarly when switching profiles I used to be prompted as to whether I wanted to keep apply the changes to the replacement profile. In 5.12 I don't get either

[PartySausage]

Hi The files you sent over didn't solve the issue however I did some more digging and found that if either of the @fieldOfView SidebarGUI or TabbedSettings plugins are installed then the QML import dialog disappears as soon as the plugins load in the UI.
I deleted both plugins & the dialog remained displayed even with the original files from the Cura install. So I'll raise a issue ticket with the dev

I'm still not getting the Discard or Keep Changes popup when changing profiles (As in this capture from 5.11). Any Ideas as to why?

[HellAholic]

We have a ticket of the keep or discard on the board.
Very long story: Crash when opening files -> sort of a hack -> removed the hack -> part of the crashes resolved -> need to properly handle and manage all the processes that the hack made easy to handle. One of them is the keep or discard, it was just popping up all the time and always discarding. Follow up ticket is to fix the behavior properly (currently doesn't trigger the pop up).

Thanks for the investigation on the other subject.

[PartySausage]

Haha Thanks for the heads up. I was starting to think I'd buggered something up with my 5.12 install that transferred over to the 5.13 beta with the file extension fix.

Glad to be of help with the other stuff. Drop me a message if there's anything more you want me to check out. I can't code for toffee but I'm usually pretty thorough testing other devs creativity