On Wed, 2013-12-04 at 13:59 -0500, Ben CL wrote: > On 12/4/2013 1:49 PM, Richard Shann wrote: > > On Wed, 2013-12-04 at 13:42 -0500, Ben CL wrote: > >> On 12/4/2013 1:35 PM, Richard Shann wrote: > >>> It's normal enough. Some window managers put a separate icon for every > >>> window, others group them under the parent. > >>>> Ok, I see what you mean. > >>> If you dismiss them (after looking at what's available) they will not > >>> re-appear until you request them. The docked ones can also be dismissed > >>> (right click and use menu). > >>>> But all the windows will appear again each time on startup, correct? > >>> Is this so alarming? Hmm, I just thought that people opening for the > >>> first time would like to see almost everything. > >>>> That may be true, yes. Perhaps could there be an option to not have > >> 9+ windows open at startup, for those who prefer? Just an idea. I don't > >> know what that would entail as far as programming goes. > > It is not a problem of programming, but of whether people want to be > > faced with questions at start up or just to see a lot of stuff they > > could do things with. I did have a preliminary pop-up asking what sort > > of experience they would like on the first run, but it wasn't popular > > either... > > >>>> Ah, gotcha. > > Well, for what it's worth, coming from someone who prefers a streamlined > and minimal GUI, I would love to see an option maybe to hide all
See View menu, Palettes ... > or not > display all on startup, or something to that effect. Maybe enable it by > default, but have an option to disable if the user prefers to dig right > in. :) > > Down the road perhaps? Either way, it's not the end of the world to have > to close them all every time you load the program No, only the first time. After that they will not reappear until you open them and leave them open on closing. > , but it's definitely a > lot to soak in. I wonder how first-time users react when they see all > the windows overlapping and in their tray; have you gotten much feedback > from them? you are one of those precious creatures that puts their head above the parapet. Thanks! Richard _______________________________________________ Denemo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/denemo-devel
