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Re: [Ayatana] preferred applications



On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:57, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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?"

haah, yes, good point indeed!
Are you suggesting "Preferred Applications" be removed from the defaults?
Sometimes, removal is equally relieving as redesign can be :D