Erm, I hate to ask - but you know how to configure your menus right? everything can be optimised for your own prefferences. Start menu is probably the slowest way to get your app, but it is there for users who "need" it to feel they understand the desktop...
Andrew On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 11:28:14PM -0800, Andreas Sæbjørnsen wrote: > This is a discussion for anybody which feel they spend too much time in the > bottom left corner of the desktop. I corroborate for discarding the start > menu as it is > > * difficult to find programs because of > > - not all programs are easily categorized > > - not every user will agree on the categorization > > - as an enlightenment user I use KDE and GNOME programs which has the same > set of categories which from several reasons > > cannot be merged. Nesting within nesting > > * it takes time to find programs even when you know where they are > > -nested menu within nested menus > > -force you to think about programs in a certain way, counterproductive > > * frequently used programs is not easier to access > > -has no concept of frequently used programs > > -static categories, has no knowledge of programs purpose > > -force you to think about programs in a certain way, counterproductive > > * the current desktop has too many different ways of finding the same > programs/information which all have to maintain it's own set of information > > - start bar, right click menu on data to open it with certain programs, > click able icons on desktop, desktop bar and probably some more > > I can not think of. Should we not be able to share information between > these? And should we not be able to find easily access documentation > > through this interface as well? > - on a typical Linux installation you have the kde start menu, the gnome > start menu, the kde and gnome desktop bars etc all maintaining a static > set of information. > > I think it would increase desktop productivity to abandon a concept which > awkwardly forces us to interface towards our computer in a very > counterproductive way. A solution to this problem already exists in Mezzo. > As an experienced user I don't enjoy the cartoonish character of the Mezzo > desktop from www.symponyos.com <http://www.symponyos.com> as it does not fit > the advanced user, but they got it right when it comes down to how programs > are found. > > * Desktop wide menus for finding programs > > -concept of frequently used programs > > -easy access to information about the programs from the menu > > * Make a field within the desktop wide menu for searching after programs. In > this way nesting is avoided > > -put this field also on the desktop bar besides the nice easy access icons > so that you can search for programs easily. Make it so that programs which > you frequently search for shows up on > > the desktop bar as icons. You will then have two sets of icons: one dynamic > set and one static set. > > * Finding documentation about a program and finding the program itself > should be in the same interface > * The desktop-bar, the right-click menu etc should be an interface towards > data from the desktop wide menu. > > -The data should be dynamic in the meaning that it collects information > about > how the programs are used so that the computer can help the user to be more > productive. > > -Enables the developers to play with this data in innovative ways > > For anyone which feel they spend to much time in the left corner of the > desktop, take a look at mezzo and just imagine how amazing it could to make > enlightenment even better by introducing the concept of > system wide menus. Currently I just start programs from a shell, but then > again: shouldn't this be easier from the GUI? > > Regards > Andreas Saebjoernsen ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv28&alloc_id845&op=click _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
