[ale] Gnome nautilus/mime-type associations

[Scott Castaline]

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> How do I tell nautilus to use a different file-type association (and
> therefore a different visual icon) for files with a certain
> extension?   
>
> I know I can view the properties of a single file and use the "Open
> With" tab to change the nautilus properties so that every other file
> with that extension is opened with a specific application.  However,
> that doesn't change the icon nor file-type that nautilus displays when
> viewing a listing of files, nor does it change the icon associated with
> the file when the file is placed on the Desktop.
>
> Specifically, in the case of .mpp files, nautilus can be told to "open
> with" M$ Project (via Crossover Office) but nautilus still identifies
> the files (in a file listing) as of type "Musepack Audio" and it uses a
> musical note image as the icon.  What I want to do is to tell my system
> to always use a specific visual icon when displaying .mpp files.
>
> Thx,
>
> -Jim P.
>
>
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try this thread from Ubuntu:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/6795

when I looked at the file mentioned it looked like something that may 
work for you
HTW