SUMMARY Similarly to the clipboard actions functionality: I would like to be able to choose which app to open every time I open a URI, file or other MIME type from an app that doesn't already handle it. I would also like to be able to customise the list of actions and add my own actions with custom commands. I would also like a tray icon with history of the URLs/files/etc opened so I can search and browse them. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This would be useful when trying out new applications, when I have lost a URL, when I need to stash URLs in a file instead of opening them and many other situations. In terms of the UI, probably the history functionality and system tray item should be associated with "Recent files/URLs". The new MIME action functionality could update the "File Associations" config (and also be available there). I guess the open menu could be called the "File actions menu" or similar.
Thanks for sharing this idea! As expressed, I think it's too big to fit in a bug report. This would be a major system feature requiring hundreds or thousands of hours of engineering effort to build, QA, and ultimately maintain over time. Such a thing would require substantial discussion and developer buy-in. I'm also not sure how generally useful the proposed feature would be. I could see the annoyance factor being very high for people with a more typical workflow and set of expectations for opening things. As such, I think we're going to have to say "thanks but no thanks" to this one, sorry!