How to add a custom action for a file type

[Colin Law]

On 31 May 2010 18:27, Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'd like to configure Nautilus to pop up the Send To dialog when I click a
> specific file type. How do I do this?

Right click on a file with the appropriate extension and select
Properties. Select the OpenWith tab and click the add button to add
the application you want to use, if it is not already available.

> I mean: When I right click a file and go to the "Open With" tab, there's
> nothing there.
> I am running Ubuntu Lucid.
> Also, how do I remove items from the available application list that opens
> when I click on the Add button at the bottom? I have Notepad 10 times and
> KDE apps that are not installed...

I am confused now, are you talking about right click and select
properties, in which case you already know about the add button, or
are you talking about right click and Open With in which case there is
no Add button at the bottom, just Other Application.

Colin