[packagekit] gpk-install-mime-type - order of items listed ?

[David Timms]

Hi,

What is the logic behind the order of items listed when you run eg:
gpk-install-mime-type application/x-shockwave-flash

You get:
- VNC screen recorder
     pyvnc2swf-

- Lightweight Media Player
     whaawmp-

- Programs to integrate Flash into the GNOME desktop
     swfdec-gnome-

- GNU flash movie player
     gnash-

- K Desktop Environment 3 - Libraries
     kdelibs3-

- Konqueror flash movie player-plugin
     gnash-klash-

- Multi-platform MPEG, DVD and DivX player
     vlc-

Is this just random ?
It's not in alpha of title nor package name.

How could we improve this to help the user choose an application that 
will actually work ?

(my example: pyvnc2swf generates swf files. These can be played by 
normal swf players. The included play.py is a simplified swf player that 
can only play screen captures made with pyvnc2swf, and in fact it 
crashes at the moment if someone tries. Unfortunately, since it is the 
top item in the possible applications list, users have been choosing (by 
default - ie hitting Install) to install and attempt to play standard 
swf files.

I think I could make up a sub mime-type like 
application/x-shockwave-flash-vnc2swf. But I understand this would then 
not match the actual file extension, and wouldn't be autodetected as by 
gpk-install-mime-type.

Any opinions / ideas on a nice way forward ?

David Timms.