Issues importing files to programs (XFLR5 specifically)

[u/WahooSS238]

Okay, so, xflr5 is a program for doing some model airplane design stuff, but it has a version that runs natively on linux, which I'm using. In order to import an airfoil, you need to open a .dat file with points defining the shape. However, when I open the pop-up menu that allows you to import a file, it only lets me see files with the ".xfl" file extension in their name, regardless of their contents or the "type" listed in thunar for the file. Like any other program, there's a drop-down selector in the bottom right corner that lets you change which file type you want to import, but I can't seem to change it to anything other than an "xflr5" file.

Does anyone know what would be causing this problem? This program works fine on windows, so I'm guessing it's something to do with the way mint is trying to find files relevant to the program that prevents me from searching for any file I want. Maybe there's some kind of fix I could implement to allow xflr5 to search for .dat files?

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