Can't use custom launchers for file associations

[Shimi Chen]

Binary package hint: firefox

I have set up Microsoft Office 2007 under wine and I have managed to change the gnome file associations to open with Microsoft Office instead of OpenOffice.org but Firefox doesn't seem to be convinced it is a real application.

I tried deleting mimeTypes.rdf so it would pull the settings from gnome when I restart but it didn't help. It still shows no other option than OpenOffice.org.

I also tried telling firefox to open with the word 2007 launcher from ~/.share/local/applications and also the xml file "msword" from ~/.share/local/mime with no help. It just doesn't do anything.

In addition, I tried to make a bash file with the same command as the file association from gnome with no effect as well.

After choosing to open with one of the above nothing happens and if I double click on the file in the "Downloads" window it opens with OpenOffice.org.

I'm filing this as a bug with Firefox because the associations work fine both in nautilus and when opening a downloaded file through chromium.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: firefox 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 14 18:12:03 2011
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
 firefox-branding 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101008.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

[Shimi Chen (shimi-chen)]

I have found a workaround for my specific problem:

gksu gedit ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list
Add line:
application/msword=wine-extension-doc.desktop
Under [Default Applications](previously empty)
Followed by(in terminal):
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications

But shouldn't this(or something equivalent) be done by Ubuntu once I select it as my default application to open .doc files in nautilus?