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In Oneiric, you cannot change the program used to open a file to a non-standard
program.
I use the daily build of Libreoffice, which is loaded in the /opt/ folder.
There is no way I can get to the program from the oeneric interface other than
by calling the program up in a terminal.
This is incredibly inconvenient.
TEST CASE:
1. Launch Nautilus (Launcher -> Files)
2. Right-click on a file
3. On the contextual menu select "Open With / Other Application ..." or "Open
with other application..."
4. On the untitled dialog click on "Show other applications"
Result:
There is a list of "Recommended Applications" and "Other Applications" but no
way to select/add an application other than those being on the list.
Expected:
Ability to add an application to the list from the UI
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubuntu-desktop (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-1.2-generic 3.0.0-rc3
Uname: Linux 3.0-1-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jun 19 22:42:27 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64
(20110426.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: nautilus
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low
Status: Won't Fix
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric precise running-unity testcase
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cannot change "open with" option to non-standard program
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/799585
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