[SOLVED] Custom application not showing in "Open with" menu, in Gnome2

ajaygarg · 05-03-2013, 08:29 AM

Hi all.

I have developed a new document-reader, and want to have it "installed" in Gnome2 on Fedora-14.
So, I created the following "~/.local/share/applications/gnome-ebookreader.desktop" file ::

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=EBookReader
Name[en_CA]=E-Book Reader
Name[en_GB]=E-Book Reader
Name[en_US]=E-Book Reader
Comment[en_CA]=Perform arithmetic, scientific or financial calculations
Comment[en_GB]=Perform arithmetic, scientific or financial calculations
Exec=python /home/ajay/Activities/EBookReader.activity/main.py "" /home/ajay/Activities/EBookReader.activity
Icon=accessories-calculator
NotShowIn=KDE;
Terminal=false
MimeType=application/pdf;image/vnd.djvu;image/x.djvu;image/tiff;application/x-cbz;application/x-cbr;application/epub+zip;text/plain;application/zip
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;Calculator;

(Note that, I have largely derived it from the Calculator application :P).

With the above file, I am able to see the option for "E-Book Reader" in Applications -> "Accessories", and can launch the app too

However, when I right-click on a document like a PDF, I DO NOT see the "Open with E-Book Reader" option in the right-click menu.

What am I missing?
I will be grateful for any pointers

Thanks and Regards,
Ajay

DavidMcCann · 05-03-2013, 10:59 AM

Right-click on a PDF, choose Properties, Open with, and Add. Then you can set your program as the default.

ajaygarg · 05-05-2013, 04:59 AM

Thanks DavidMcCann,

Your reply was helpful

I was missing the "%f" in the "exec" section (this "%f" denotes the path of the file, upon whom the "Right click" has happened).
Once I inserted that, the "Open With EBookReader" appeared after right-clicking

Thanks again !!