On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 12:31 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > > But if gnucash was ALWAYS RUNNING, then what's the difference? in > other words, instead of: > > 1) Start gnucash > 2) Wait for it to start > 3) Enter a couple transactions > 4) Save > 5) Exit gnucash > 6) Repeat from #1 > > Why not: > > 1) Start gnucash (maybe as part of Gnome Session) > 2) Wait for First Start (only at gnome session start). > 3) Gnucash puts an icon in the application bar of the gnome panel > 4) click on the gnucash icon and the app opens immediately > 5) enter a couple transactions > 6) save > 7) "exit gnucash" (which really just hides it) > 8) repeat from #4
(With just a note that number six here is currently disfavored by Gnome and we should hope for a way that it stops being necessary, perhaps with a Big Fancy Database or something.) I think a UI decision should not be made on the basis of these questions. An applet is right if there is a good UI reason to want to clickie on a panel widget for some reason. Or, alternatively, the already running gnucash could insinuate itself in the notification area, which would make sense if there were something to notify *about*, but I can't think of anything. Thomas
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