Re: [Ayatana] preferred applications

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 02/10/10 10:21:
>...
> after going through a lot of old problems, i find the GNOME window
> "Preferred Applications" to be of special importance..
> Somehow, everything seems to be revolving around this one window and
> the true significance behind it.
> Having a choice is all Linux is about, the Freedom to choose between
> applications of your preference.
>
> Consistency is not a problem or a constraint, it is a common goal that
> we all share, we all want things to be simple and easy in the end.

I don't really understand any of that, though I'm pretty sure that there
are at least a *few* things in Ubuntu that don't have anything to do
with the "Preferred Applications" window.

> If this window can evolve, then i see the desktop as such evolving.
> Any ideas on how to remodel "Preferred Applications" in a fashion that
> would give it sense in combination with Ayatana Indicator Menus?
>...

I would love to see results of this user test: Before the test, install
Ubuntu from scratch, then install Chromium alongside Firefox, then put a
shortcut to some Web site on the desktop. Then in the test, get the
participant to double-click on the shortcut to open it in Firefox, then
close Firefox. Now show them Chromium, and say, "If you wanted that
shortcut to open in Chromium whenever you double-clicked on it, what
would you do?"

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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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