On Wed, September 6, 2006 11:35 am, Richard Weideman wrote: > Hello, > > Jordan (aka LaserJock) is working on dynamic menus. > https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/edubuntu-dynamic-menus > > "What I was thinking was having a basic .menu that would have the most > common items straight in the Applications menu so users don't have to > dig around sub-menus, then on top of that build subject-based sub-menus. > Stuff like Science, Art, Math, Writing, etc." > > He has a simple question for now: > > What would you expect to see on a common base menu for all users. We've > had the following suggestions: > > * calculator > * firefox > * gedit > * oo document > * oo spreadsheet
You have 'calculator' which is a generic tool, and then you have 'firefox' which is a specific application. Both of those represent different ways of specifying what the user is allowed to do. I think that students should learn the generic terms for doing things, without getting hung up on specific tools. Therefore, I'd favor a menu like this: * Calculator * Web Browser * Text Editor * Word processor * Spreadsheet If you use terms like 'firefox' then the students will be lost if they sit down at a computer that doesn't have that specific application. I know i'd MUCH rather have my kids learn how to use a "spreadsheet" than how to use 'Excel'. Ciao, Jim McQuillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
