File association configuration files (Ubuntu 12.04)?

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2013/3/21 Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com>:
> On 03/21/2013 03:31 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>
>> All I want to do is:
>>      – Remove all associations to my scripts for FLAC files.
>>      – Re-associate FLAC files with the same scripts, but with their
>>
>> current path (I believe the file name itself would be enough, since I
>> put the scripts in ~/bin, which is included in my PATH environment
>> variable. That was the whole point by moving those scripts.
>>      – Learn something…
>
>
> Note:  I'm using Gnome 2.x and XFCE, there might be some differences with
> Gnome 3
>
> Right click on a flac file, choose Properties.

That's what I did so far.
>
> Click on Open With tab.

Did that too.
>
> If your old script is in the list, find and Hightlight it, however, the
> 'radio button' must not be selected.  (If it is, click on the radio button
> of another application, it doesn't matter what it is.).  When your old
> script is highlighted, but *not* the chosen default app, you should be able
> to press the "Remove" button, and it will be zapped.

That's what I did. Didn't work. Depending on where I do this, it just
ignores my request or throws up an error message telling me what I
already know: The file does not exist (since I moved it). Why it can't
”forget” the association just because the file don't longer exist,
beats me. In fact, it SHOULD forget the association if the file does
not exist, especially when I'm asking for it…

>
> (Anyone who works on gnome reading this??  I think the clever UI plan wasn't
> thought all the way through.)
>
> Now Click on "Add" button.  Expand the "Use a Custom Command"

That button does not exist in Ubuntu 12.04.

> Type in the
> full path to your script (or use the Browse button to find it with a file
> browser.) Click the Add button when your done.  Your new script should now
> be in the list of applications associated with Flac File type.  Click on the
> radio button to make it the default.

See above.
So, as I originally said, I tried all this already, so now back to
what I really asked, now asked in a somewhat different way:
When I successfully add my own script as an association to a file
type, exactly what is happening? That is, what configuration files are
changed? I need to edit them directly.

However, your reply gave me an idea that I am going to test (more on
that later, if it was successful). Maybe that will be successful, but
I still want to know what text files to edit, not necessarily because
I really need them, but rather because I just want to know. The reason
is not important. Maybe there is none, or maybe I want to make my own
file association script or whatever. Maybe I don't even know why I
want to know. Yet…


Johnny Rosenberg
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