Hi, > > I really think one should not focus on the trashcan. > > We aren't focusing on Trash. We are working out ways to improve the > current situation for new users. At this stage of life, new users happen > to come from a Windows or Mac OS background for the most part, and are > not entirely new to using computers. On Mac OS, you eject devices by > dragging them to the trash icon on the dock, which transforms into an > eject icon, when dragging media from the desktop to it. I think it is > best for us to support both of those behaviors, given the current > situation of things.
I agree with dobey that handling the Windows and Mac behavior is a good thing IMO because we are doing what the user expects. I am not saying there is not a better way, but this being an easy way to handle user expectations, it is silly not to implement it. I haven't been following this thread too closely but I think the general tactic of handling actions that are normal on other platforms is an effective means of making GNOME more usable. I say this as a "rule of thumb" more than a unbreakable law of course. Eric _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
