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Adding application to 'Open with other applications' dialog

I installed Komodo earlier today and am unable to locate it in the "Open with other applications" dialog. The application works as intended other than this.

Using ubuntu 11.10

Solution

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    Here is how to do it:

    Create file in ~/.local/share/applications named XXX.desktop e.g flashplayer.desktop

    Content of file

    [Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Exec=/home/executable-path %f
Name=flashplayer
Comment=Custom definition for flashplayer
NoDisplay=true

    Note: the %f after the path to the executable is necessary for the application to appear in the 'Open with' menu.

    In nautilus, 

    - right click on file
- open with other applications
- show other applications
- select the one created e.g flashplayer

    Also update the properties / open-with and set it as a default