Public bug reported:

Scenario:

You want to edit a text file, so you make a copy with a different name.
Later, you want to remind yourself of what the original file said, so
you find it and open it.

What you expect to happen:

Nautilus will use whatever magic numbers and casting of bones that it
normally does to identify the type of file, see that it's a text file
the same as any other, and open it using the default text editor.

What actually happens:

Nautilus throws up a lame error message that
"There is no application installed for “backup file” files.
Do you want to search for an application to open this file?"
maintaining a database of file extensions like it's Windows 95. Ridiculous.

It was significantly better than that in Gnome 2.

Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail.

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  [Regression]File-type handling is retarded

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