Nautilus: specifying file type

["Dmitry M. Shatrov" <zzidre mail ru>]

Hello.
Please consider my situation:
I want to create a text file on my desktop. I right-click on it and 
point on the "Create document" meny entry. It says "No templates 
installed", so I choose "Empty file". Now I see my new file on the 
desktop. I want to edit it with gedit, and _oops, there's no way to do 
it! Left-clicking on it gives me 'Associate application' dialog which 
wants me to register a new file type and to enter weird things like 
'MIME type' and 'Category'. Walking through file properties etc. does 
not help as well.

It's a feature request: to be able to choose one of already registered 
file types, not only to create a new one.

Wbr, Dmitry.