In that case, we can just remove the application menu altogether and let them alt-f2 type commands to launch applications.
Providing categorised applications menu is for the case when user doesn't know the launch command or name of the application he/she wants to open. And many users prefer mouse clicks to key typing. 2011-09-04 (일), 01:58 -0400, Jeremy Bicha: > On 4 September 2011 01:43, Xavier Cho <[email protected]> wrote: > > Most of all, I think Gnome 3 requires too much user interaction when > > navigating in the program menu. In the days of global application menu, when > > you need to launch an application all you need to do was 1) click on the > > panel menu icon, 2) and navigate by hovering your mouse over the categories, > > 3) then click on the application. All it needed was 2 clicks and minimal > > mouse movement. > > However in Gnome 3, you need first 1) move your mouse to the upper left > > corner of the screen, 2) and click on the programs menu, 3) wait couple of > > seconds (especially when you click it for the first time), 4) move your > > mouse to the opposite end of the screen to click through the application > > categories, 5) and again move your mouse pointer to where the application > > is, 6) and finally click on the icon to launch it. > > In summary, now it requires 3 + number of categories clicks and much more > > mouse traversal to lauch an application, which I feel a setback in terms of > > user experience compared to Gnome 1&2. > > Devil's advocate. It is possible to launch apps without any mouse > clicks. Press the Windows key (or whatever you like to call the thing) > to open Activities. Type a few letters, (optionally use the arrow > keys), and press Enter to launch the app. > > Jeremy Bicha > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
