MATE MATE 1.28.2 cannot open text files with vim

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walterbyrd

Using FreeBSD 15.0

I can open the files from the command line. But if I right-click open with vim, or try to open from Caja, nothing happens.

I right-clicked, went to "Open With Other Application" > "Use a Custom Command" and added vim.

I right-clicked, went to Properties > "Open With" and choose vim, but nothing happened.

Maybe I did not install the right version of vim? Maybe I should have installed vim-gtk or something?

FWIW: I used FreeBSD a long time ago. Maybe FreeBSD 12. Switched to Linux (RHEL 8.10). Now I am trying FreeBSD again. I only mentioned this to give some idea of my experience with FreeBSD, and knowledge with UNIX-like OSes in general.
 
For me it worked :
-started window manager "icewm"
-started xfce4-terminal , that is where a new terminal tab will be opened
-caja .
-open test.txt with other application "vim".

=> a new tab is opened in the xfce4-terminal with vim running opening the file.
 
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