Here is a copy of a .desktop file that you can use and put in ~/.local/share/applications as a workaround, name the file whatever you want, for me it is mailto.desktop. mailto, for me, is a script in ~/bin/mailto
[Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Name=mailto Exec=mailto %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=mail_new Categories=Application;Network;Email; MimeType=x-scheme-handler/mailto; After you save that file, run: update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/ Then you should be able to select it in "Preferred Applications". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/708382 Title: cannot create "custom" preferred applications -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs