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[bartje <bart.deruyter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

When you have a type of file, for example a Gimp file, .xcf, I used to be able to select a custom built Gimp as default to open the file with, by browsing to the directory I built it in. 
The option to select the application through a path is gone. 

This is a serious regression, limits the freedom of the user, and makes
it impossible to use custom built applications as default when the user
wants, or even needs it. Ubuntu does  not always ship the latest and
greatest version of software, and sometimes these are exactly the ones
that are needed.

The only options that appear are the apps  installed by the software
center, or 'search online', which are neither what I need. The option to
select the app from the users custom location is necessary.

I hope this will be fixed very soon.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.21-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 30 08:32:31 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nl_BE:nl
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug apport-lpi oneiric running-unity

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883754

Title:
  No option to select app from custom location to open type of files

Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When you have a type of file, for example a Gimp file, .xcf, I used to be able to select a custom built Gimp as default to open the file with, by browsing to the directory I built it in. 
  The option to select the application through a path is gone. 

  This is a serious regression, limits the freedom of the user, and
  makes it impossible to use custom built applications as default when
  the user wants, or even needs it. Ubuntu does  not always ship the
  latest and greatest version of software, and sometimes these are
  exactly the ones that are needed.

  The only options that appear are the apps  installed by the software
  center, or 'search online', which are neither what I need. The option
  to select the app from the users custom location is necessary.

  I hope this will be fixed very soon.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.21-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Oct 30 08:32:31 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=nl_BE:nl
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: nautilus
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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