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2009/10/28 Bob CFC <[email protected]>: > How about Zoom instead of Activities? Apart from being a more > attractive word it implies something to do/investigate for a new user, > where activities could be misconstrued as a label for the window title > on it's right. > > 2009/10/28 Pablo Marchant <[email protected]>: >> I also think that having the word "Activities" on your top left corner all >> the time is unnecesary. It only wastes space, that perhaps could be used on >> other stuff. I don't think it would even help a newcomer to understand what >> it does...An icon would be much more attractive in that place. >> Cheers! >> >> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:16 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On , Shane Nuessler <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Hi Jon, >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > For what it's worth I agree with you. I'm glad that the option is open >>> > >>> > for a better name. It seems like a small thing but it's the only visible >>> > >>> > entry to all this wonderful development and in some way should reflect >>> > >>> > the beauty of the gnome-shell. I love using Gnome hence my thoughts. >>> > >>> > Perhaps a button naming contest could be launched... >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Anyway, that's all. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > >>> > From: William Jon McCann [mailto:[email protected]] >>> > >>> > Sent: Wednesday, 28 October 2009 11:35 AM >>> > >>> > To: Shane Nuessler >>> > >>> > Cc: [email protected] >>> > >>> > Subject: Re: Overview menu >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Shane Nuessler >>> > >>> > [email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > > Thanks Jon, >>> > >>> > > I'm not trying to be painful, but if this has come up a few times (and >>> > >>> > > gnome-shell isn't exactly wide spread yet), won't it come up quite a >>> > >>> > few >>> > >>> > > more times? An FAQ is fine, but if something as central as that button >>> > >>> > > needs an FAQ, perhaps it could be reviewed now while you can? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > This is the kind of stuff that needs real data rather than speculation >>> > >>> > I think. But my gut says that using Overview is not a better option >>> > >>> > since it describes the metaphor but not the content (and why having a >>> > >>> > menu labeled "Menu" may not be great either). Once we get those data >>> > >>> > we'll review this decision just like all the rest. The effort >>> > >>> > required to change the label on the button is not large and there is >>> > >>> > no risk in deferring the decision until we have more information. >>> > >>> > Anyway, that's how I see it. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > >>> > Jon >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > >>> > gnome-shell-list mailing list >>> > >>> > [email protected] >>> > >>> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list >>> > >>> >>> Regardless of it's name, I don't understand why I need to have >>> "activities" in the top left hand corner of my screen at all times, prior to >>> putting my mouse there I don't know what to expect form the word activities, >>> and after I do I know what it does, descriptive naming does it no favours. >>> It just needs to be attractive enough and familiar enough to entice people >>> to put their mouse over it. Wouldn't an attractive icon do that job, as well >>> as serving as a place for a distro to put it's branding. We know that >>> windows has dropped the "start" from their menu, so its not exactly >>> unfamiliar to just hone into the brand icon. >>> >>> Michael. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnome-shell-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Pablo Marchant Campos >> Estudiante Licenciatura en Astronomía PUC >> Miembro area TI SinergiaUC >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnome-shell-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list >> >> > _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
