Description of problem: Currently the information about the alternative applications for various services is in one monolithic file. If a package wants to add itself to the list of alternatives it currently needs to edit this file. Ideally gnome-default-applications-properties would scan a folder with snippets that packages would drop of. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): control-center-2.22.0-4.fc9.x86_64
It's a good idea, but it's a better idea to have upstream. Also mention which package would use that.
Could you post the upstream URL for the bug/post? Thanks! One package that would use that would be mplayer. Would you want to add it to gnome-default-applications.xml until upstream decides on a whether to use a modular setup or not?
I would have hoped you'd create the bugzilla, but whatever: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527304
Details on how to add your application to the default apps available at: http://live.gnome.org/ControlCenter/AddingDefaultApplications