How to configure "Open with..." for flatpak app?

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lphilpot
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How to configure "Open with..." for flatpak app?

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XnView MP Linux
Version 0.98.4 64bits (May 31 2021)
Libformat version 7.81
Xubuntu 18.04

When I was using GIMP installed from a PPA, the binary was just '/usr/bin/gimp' (in my $PATH) so that worked as the command line to open an image in GIMP. Now that I'm using a flatpak-ed GIMP, I can't get the syntax right to open an image with the GIMP flatpak. The full (working) command line from the system launcher is:

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/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=gimp-2.10 --file-forwarding org.gimp.GIMP @@u %U @@
I've tried putting 'flatpak' as the command and the rest (run...) as the parameter, I've tried putting the entire command line as the parameter, etc. But it never launches.

So, what's the correct way to configure this? Also, if the first parameter is indeed 'flatpak', that makes it look (in XnView) like I'm opening the image in flatpak. Is there a way to make "GIMP" the display (only) name?

Is there an XnView app log somewhere?

Thanks.
Len Philpot
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Re: How to configure "Open with..." for flatpak app?

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Is this not currently possible?

Thanks.
Len Philpot
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