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Firefox's list of known apps

This is Firefox's list of known apps.

How do I add an application in there ?

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Click "Browse...".

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Browse, Open with, Select from the drop down...
If you are confident on the app association, check the "do this automatically.." too.

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Do as @nik and @jon2512chua, because you cannot add directly an application to the list in Firefox, but only by that way; once you did it for a file extension, the program will stay in that list (called Helper Application).

More info, go there: http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions

If there are some errors when opening with an application on Helper Application list, follow procedures: http://kb.mozillazine.org/The_associated_helper_application_does_not_exist

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I might be ignorant, but what exactly does your answer contribute? – Daniel Beck Jun 15 '11 at 19:05
well, I improved my question after your comment; "it was a draft before it". it is different from others because it informs that after using, for example, Autocad to open a file extension, it will be added to the list for any file I'll open after that. – kokbira Jun 15 '11 at 20:05
That's what the question asked for: How to add an application to the list. I assumed all answers result in exactly that. – Daniel Beck Jun 15 '11 at 20:16
well I thought that way: they simply show the way, but who asked would not understand what happens later and would have some expectations to a better answer to appear. I tried to clarify that using an application to open certain file extension will add that application tho that list to later be chosen to open any kind of files - I think a more complete answer. Do you agree? – kokbira Jun 15 '11 at 20:26
You have improved your answer considerably and made it quite useful (+1) since my first comment by linking to further resources and adding explanations, yes. Still, your specific Autocad example in your comment was answered just as well by the others ;-) – Daniel Beck Jun 15 '11 at 20:42
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