On 10/15/2011 12:04 PM, Nishant Agrwal wrote: > One of the oft-mentioned weaknesses of Gnome Shell, compared to other > shells like Canonical's Unity, is that unlike its counterparts, Gnome > Shell does not give a new user any immediate indication of how to launch > applications or do anything, really. I understand and support the > rationale that users are to be presented a "blank canvas" free of > distractions and clutter, but the mentioned problem should also be > addressed, so I would like to share this solution: > > *Highlight the Activities button when the computer boots up/user logs > in*, so the user's attention is immediately directed that way. After the > first time, the user would have figured out the function of the > activities button, or at least understood that that is where he/she > should go if there is nothing on the screen. The actual highlighting can > be done in many ways, depending upon the designer's decision, as long as > it's something to this effect: > > http://i.imgur.com/Ui0WP.jpg > > some suggestions: > -Blue/Red Glow > -Blue/Red Circle > -"Activities" button text in blue/red > > thanks you
I'd rather have the 'Activities' text slow glow+blink three times and that's it. _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
