Alex wrote:
>
> Georg Meyer wrote:
>
> > Well, silly or not, the user needs something to identify with. What
> > users like about the products coming out of redmont is that they are
> > easy to use and that they got names easy to remember (and make the
> > costumer feel they got things under control). I know the mozilla guys
> > hate to see this, but if you�re going to reduce your whole product to
> > technical terms, (e.g. Calling the browser not navigater but browser,
> > calling the mailnews app just mail and news app or, like you plan to do
> > now, renaming "My sidebar" to "Sidebar"), it will never get recognized
> > by the general public, no matter of how good quality it is. I know it�s
> > not the original goal of mozilla to get known by the general public, but
> > still, do you want the praise only to go to Netscape when 6.5 will be
> > released or do you want mozilla to get known as a sucesfull open source
> > project ?
> >
> > O.k. that�s enough, because I feel so positive for mozilla in general,
> > that�s just something I got to say.
>
> I don't think this is just the Mozilla guys, but I know tons of people
> who hate the whole "My" prefix fad:
> My Netscape
> My Documents
> My Music
>
> Almost everyone I know, and most of these people are regular computer
> users who can't tell the difference between the AOL and the Internet. I
> think it is very redundant, or as one of my friends put it:
> "Of course it's MINE! You don't have to tell me that it's MY Documents!"
>
> --
> Alex <:3)~~
> http://www.gerbilbox.com/newzilla/
I don't like the sidebar period. Turned it off the first time it was
seen in Communicator 4.0.0.
I like using the two pane mode with a working Location ToolBar.
First reason It reminds me too much of IE (where the sidebar idea was originated).
We as a Community Complain about MicroSoft all the time yet we borrow
design elements form it. IF we don't like it we shouldn't be "anything"
like it.
second reason on a small Monitor 15" or less it takes up "wayyyyyy to
much screen real estate.
I have to use a 15" monitor due to space constraints where I have my computer.
So for my own I'd justas soon see "Sidebar" or "My Sidbar", or "Your
Sidebar" or what ever the heck it is to die a swift and painful death.
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