You have been subscribed to a public bug: 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 -- cannot change "open with" option to non-standard program https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/799585 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gtk+3.0 in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp