On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 07:52:37PM +0100, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 11:38:27AM -0700, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 09:47:11AM +0000, Jon Dowland wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 06:05:54PM -0200, Rogério Brito wrote: > > > > On Dec 22 2004, William Ballard wrote: > > > > > You could file a bug and request an option to have Debian's menu > > > > > be *the* Gnome menu. > > > > > > > > Now, that would be a good thing, IMO. Seeing the applications > > > > separately isn't that intuitive for the new users that I've been > > > > using as "guinea pigs" for deploying Open Source Software. > > > > > > Absolutely. The debian menu system's menu should be the primary menu > > > for all menu-carrying apps imho. Any arguments against it are usually > > > complaints about the menu system which should be fixed, not ignored. > > > Having two menus in KDE/GNOME vs. the rest of the world is too > > > confusing. > > > > So, why not file the bug reports to request these changes? > > Oh no. > > Aside from reasons already stated, not all programs are listed under > Gnome menu. Gnome menu is a nice addition but it is not yet substitute > of Debian menu.
Perhaps I missed something but this didn't seem to be a suggestion to have the Gnome menu replace the Debian menu, but rather the Debian menu replace the Gnome menu. So, I don't see how your comment applies. > Current set up is a good practical compromie. >From a geek perspective yes. From an average user perspective, not really. It not very intuitive. Sure, once a user has had it explained to them, they know where to look, but I've seen a number that haven't found it initially. -- Jamin W. Collins This is the typical unix way of doing things: you string together lots of very specific tools to accomplish larger tasks. -- Vineet Kumar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
