On 2001.07.09 17:02 M. Osten wrote:
>The whole Linux replacing Windows on the desktop is
> stupid...who cares. I use Linux because it works, I like using it.
The whole point of making Linux work on the desktop is enabling *any* user
to do the daily tasks with more ease and fewer clicks/text-edits !. Hacker
*or* stupid ass newbie !!
I sat in on a Gnome Demonstration on Linuxtag in Germany and the Speaker
started demonstrating Nautilus. Well what he wanted to do was show the html
capabilities of Nautilus. His sidekick screamed that there was no internet
available in the congressroom, and the speaker abandonned the html demo.
What any self-respecting desktop developer/designer *should* have
demonstrated was the ability to quickly find a local html file with
Nautilus or an integrated desktop tool !!
*We* know that FIND is pretty powerfull, but who wants the hassle of
getting an xterm out , typing / remembering the command, copy-pasting the
url in Nautilus etc ?? And was there any moment better suited to have such
an option in the middle of a highly crowded lecture ?
Gimme a dialog , let me enter the *.html and double klick on the suitable
html file !!
That's what a useable desktop standard is al about. Windows has it, Apple
has it, so why shouldnt Linux have it ??
