File association configuration files (Ubuntu 12.04)?

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2013/3/22 Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum at gmail.com>:
> 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

Actually, it seems like I can't ”un-associate” the FLAC files to ANY
program. It just ignores my request.

Well, that's not as important to me as my original question: What
configuration files are involved when I associate a script to a file
type?



Johnny Rosenberg