web shortcuts are not opened with the preferred browser

[Mariano Draghi]

My preferred, default browser is Epiphany (i.e., /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser points to /usr/bin/epiphany)

But if I create a web shortcut to some page from Epiphany (by dragging the icon next to the URL in the location bar to, for example, the Desktop), the resulting .desktop file is always opened with Firefox when I double click on it.

Steps to reproduce:
 1. Set Epiphany (or any other browser different from Firefox) as the default web browser
 2. Create a web shortcut somewhere in the filesystem, by draging a URL to the Desktop or a Nautilus window
 3. Double-click the created shortcut (.desktop file)

Actual result: The page is opened in Firefox

Expected result: The page should be opened in Epiphany (or whatever browser is set as the preferred one)

Additional information:
 - Ubuntu 7.10 with all updates as of Feb/08

[Mariano Draghi (chaghi)]

I've just found that the way .desktop files are handled in Gnome is configured in /usr/share/applications/defaults.list (and can be overriden in a per-user basis editing ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list).

When the user changes the default browser, gnome-control-center should create and/or update ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list accordingly, reflecting the user choice.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.