Importing files: Some file types (.tex, .odt) only show up under "All files"

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 2/24/20 3:12 PM, Tobias Hilbricht wrote:
> Dear readers of this list,
> I am using LyX 2.3.4.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.4 and have the following issue:
> When clicking File -> Import File -> LaTeX (plain), a window pops up
> allowing to choose a LaTeX.tex file. However, when navigating to a
> folder which contains LaTeX.tex files and the menu just above the
> button "Open" says "LaTeX", no file at all shows up. When changing the
> menu button to "All Files" all files are shown. The same is true for
> OpenDocument.odt files - they do not show up specifically when the menu
> says "OpenDocument", but only among many others, which lengthens the
> process of file choosing.
>
> By contrast, when trying to import HTML, the menu just above the "Open"
> button reads "HTML", and all HTML-files in the folder are shown; it
> works as expected for OpenDocument spreadsheets (ods), too, and for MS-
> Word Office-Open XML (docx).
>
> Is this a local malconfiguration - if so, how can I reconfigure my
> system properly - or is this a bug?
>
> Thanks for helpful hints
> Tobias Hilbricht
>
I am unable to reproduce this with LyX 2.3.4.2 on Linux Mint 18.3 (which 
is Ubuntu-based). Can you post a screen shot, like the attached, of the 
file open dialog when it malfunctions?

Paul

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