Re: Nautilus 3.2.1 and file associations

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:50:18 +0000, Alan Chandler wrote:

> On 24/11/11 16:09, Camaleón wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:19:26 +0000, Alan Chandler wrote:
>>
>>> I have some Freemind mindmap files ending with the .mm filename.  Up
>>> until recently clicking on the filename would automatically start
>>> Freemind.
>>
>> (...)
>>
>>> Anyone any idea how I can change the default application for these .mm
>>> files back to Freemind?
>>
>> Just an idea...
>>
>> Try by adding (you can also copy/paste) a new ".desktop" entry for the
>> program at "/usr/share/applications" so Freemind appears as a
>> selectable option.
> 
> I just tried this and it didn't work.  There was already a
> freemind.desktop file in .local/share/applications and I just copied it
> over to /usr/share/applications/

What was exactly not working? Can't you see Freemind now available as a 
selectable option? Did you relogin? :-?

Also, look at your "~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list" and check 
if the corresponding mimetype appears.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón