On 02/22/2015 05:45 PM, Mark Maxwell wrote:
On 22/02/15 20:11, Jonathan Wilkes wrote:
Hello,
A few questions about the GUI for Devuan...
1) In the default desktop environment for Devuan, will there be an
icon or other discoverable item the user can click to see a list of
available wifi network connections?
2) When the DE's main menu pops up, will the user be able to
_immediately_ start typing characters and see a list of applications
filtered to match what is being typed?
3) In the default desktop environment for Devuan, when the user
clicks the "Super" key (often has the Windows icon on it) will the
DEs main menu pop up?
I put these three features in order of importance for newcomers and
non-technical users to have control over their machines. #1 is vital
because it makes the entire knowledge-base on the web (potentially)
available for users so they can troubleshoot problems outside of
network connectivity, even if they haven't a clue what an ESSID is.
#2 is important because responsive natural language searches are
ubiquitous, simple to understand, explain, and remember, especially
when compared with branches of app categories (which are often quite
arbitrary). #3 is certainly not vital at all, but its existence is a
good indicator that the developers take usability seriously.
You may be able to guess that I currently use Gnome 3 under Debian,
because Gnome 3 includes all three features that I list. But please
don't be mistaken-- I'm not looking to pitch Devuan on Gnome 3.
Rather, I have neglected to uninstall Gnome 3 because as long as it
does those three things it fulfills my needs as a user. I'd much
prefer to use a distro like Devuan, where its community is reflecting
upon the long-term maintainability of the system (and closely
inspecting its source code). As long as it has a default DE with the
three features above, I can switch over with virtually no pain. But
more importantly, with those three features an entire class of
non-technical users can have a safe, sane, and secure place from
which to launch Chromium. I'd bet a large chunk of Lenovo's userbase
has a desire for just such a system atm. :)
Anyhow, if any of those three are missing under the planned system,
I'd be happy to help try to rectify the situation.
Best,
Jonathan
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For #3 I find that its the only key not mapped on the entire keyboard,
so its
'Mine'. I map it as my control key for personal keymapings. To map it to a
single function of bringing up a menu which is already available with
a right
click anywhere on the background of from the bar seems like a great
loss in
functionality. Its the only good thing about the windows key.
Hi Mark,
In your case you'd have the added burden of re-mapping the menu shortcut
from "Super" to empty string. I don't understand how that would end up
in a "great loss in functionality".
-Jonathan
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