GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 592509
Option in Preferred Applications are a little confusing.
Last modified: 2010-12-08 12:20:02 UTC
Created attachment 141293 [details] Mockup of how it should look This mockup demonstrates small changes to the Preferred Applications window. * Removed repeated use of "Open link in" from UI for defining link-opening behavior. * Removed the custom command UI from the window. The label "Custom," inactive text entry, and inactive checkbox with label "Run in terminal" add a lot of complexity, duplication, and distraction to the window. * Added "Custom..." entry to the application combo boxes. Choosing custom shows a "Custom Command" dialog, where the user has more room to enter a custom command, and choose whether to run in a terminal. These changes allow the application to be more friendly to beginning users, and still retain the power that some users require.
Link to Bug in LaunchPad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/416624
I'm not sure showing "xxx %s" as the label for the command really is an improvement. I'm not sure I agree with the perceived problems of the current dialog, either, for that matter.
Daniel, can you explain a bit more about why replacing the "Custom" entries with popup windows is more user friendly?
"Open links in" is gone, and so is the "custom" choice. I'm really not sure how using a text entry instead of a drop-down of choices was a usability gain anyway.