Re: [Ayatana] preferred applications

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Chow Loong Jin wrote on 04/10/10 19:43:
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> On Monday 04,October,2010 05:57 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas 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?"
> 
> I don't believe this issue is as simple as you try to make it out to
> be. Let's extend the user test a little:
> 
> Delete the shortcut, start a chat and post a URL in the chat, get the
> participant to click on it to have it open to Chromium, and close it
> again. Now show them Firefox, and say, "If you wanted that link to
> open in Firefox whenever you clicked on it, what would you do?"
>...

Yes, that's a better test than mine. With my procedure, people could get
confused trying to recreate the shortcut or something like that.

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