On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 10:28 +0100, Alexander Larsson wrote: > On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 17:04 +0100, Cosimo Cecchi wrote:
> > > * even with many applications opened, the desktop is just one > > click (or one keystroke) away from you (Ctrl+Alt+D or the > > "Show Desktop" applet). > > Yes, its quick to reach, but so is the activities overview (press the > windows key or move the mouse to the top-left corner. It all depends on > why you want to reach the desktop. If its for something like launching > an app/location then doing that via the activities overview is as > efficient as the desktop (and its an advantage imho to only have one > consistent way to do this). So, this argument is only valid if you're > doing something you can't do on the activities overview. > The concept of removing desktop is flawed. Usually my desktop contains files I'm working on currently , So that i can have quick access and the files there are also reminders of work i need to get to. [Note: these aernt recent files , but just files that i need to work on at some point] The desktop is the first thing a user is presented with , not the activities view. Compare the Ubuntu netbook interface , where the first thing the user is presented with is the activities[sort of similar] of view and exiting an app takes you instantly to activities view. If something of the sort is done with gnome-shell , it makes sense not having a desktop. Not having a desktop and not using the open space is not a prudent move/design . We have a whole screen area which at present is being wasted. -- Cheers, mac_v _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
