yes - thanks for the reply. That is what I was trying to do, but as I mentioned in my original post, I couldn't do this as I had a "permission denied" error, and I didn't know where the problem was.
I eventually worked it out, in case anyone else has this problem, check the ownership on ~/.local/share/applications Benedikt Meurer wrote: > Carl Ibbotson wrote: > >> I'm trying to make particular files open with particular applications >> which aren't listed in the "recommended" or "other" applications. >> >> Yes, I have execute permission for these applications. But it still >> doesn't work >> >> any ideas? >> > > Those applications probably didn't install .desktop files. Open the "Use > a custom command:" and enter the binary used to start that application. > > HTH, > Benedikt > _______________________________________________ > Thunar-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev > > _______________________________________________ Thunar-dev mailing list [email protected] http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev
