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Creating .desktop files to use on the "Open with other application" tab

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I am looking for the specs necessary to build a .desktop file to be used in Ubuntu 11.10.

Many terminal applications or even GUI application do not show on Open with other application tab anymore and I want to create a .desktop file that makes that application be listed on the list again.

I know that you can create a .desktop file and place it in ~/.local/share/applications but I do not know what all those settings mean.

Is there a guide that allows me to customize my .desktop files to my needs?

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answered 3 Years ago lotceptin · Accepted Answer

An example of a .desktop file to select vim terminal editor for your files in the Open with other application dialog is

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Name=Vim Text Editor (Console)

Comment=Edit text files in a console using Vim

Exec=vim %u

Terminal=true

Type=Application

Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/vim.svg

Categories=Application;Utility;TextEditor;

StartupNotify=true

MimeType=text/plain;

NoDisplay=true

Save this as ~/.local/share/applications/vim.desktop and the application will be automatically shown on Open with other application to be selected as default application.

The options for the .desktop files are many but its important to know what they mean.

nautilus-actions.org supplies a very good guide and explanations for creating your .desktop files and all the possible parameters that you can use on them so if you have any doubts about creating a special .desktop file you can visit the site and look at the examples there.