I have the same problem but for me adding "text/x-tex=gedit.desktop" to /etc/gnome/defaults.list did not work at all. xdg-open still returns the error message "There is no default action associated with this location", so gnome-do fails, too.
-- No default handler for .tex files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/249023 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs