Right-clicking a file, choosing "Open With -> Other Application" provides no way to run an arbitrary command on the file

Bug #1317752 reported by Jesse Talavera-Greenberg
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nautilus (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

I installed Sublime Text 3 from a third-party source. That installed and worked fine, and it shows up in the Applications menu as normal. When I right click any file (I've tried Makefiles and .txt files), click "Open With", then click "Other Application", there's a list of possible programs I can open the given file from. Problem is, if the program I want to use isn't on that list, I can't use it--i.e. I can't put in an arbitrary command that can be saved and used in the future.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: nautilus 1:3.8.2-0ubuntu2.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-19.33-generic 3.11.10.5
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 9 02:03:14 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'800x550+0+24'"
 b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'maximized' b'true'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-26 (224 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-01 (188 days ago)

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Jesse Talavera-Greenberg (jessetalavera) wrote :
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Ads20000 (ads20000) wrote :

Filed the bug here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1317752

GitLab Issues tracking is blocked by bug 1603679

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Ads20000 (ads20000) wrote :
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Ads20000 (ads20000) wrote :

Please could a Bug Control member mark this Won't Fix as per https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/issues/291#note_79791 ?

Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)
Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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