[Usability] Configuration of Gnome

2008-07-24 Thread Zarshark
For the sake of all different users that use the gnome desktop environment, I suggest a new very simple application which can set the user type (i.e. novice, medium, expert). The idea is the global setting of a user profile that can add or remove some configurable functions of the gnome application

Re: [Usability] Configuration of Gnome

2008-07-24 Thread Iain *
No. It doesn't work See past times this has come up And Nautilus circa 1999 iain On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Zarshark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For the sake of all different users that use the gnome desktop environment, > I suggest a new very simple application which can set the user type

Re: [Usability] Configuration of Gnome

2008-07-24 Thread Iain *
To be more verbose now I've had caffeine No-one wants to think of themselves as a novice So everyone turns on Expert mode Then we end up with a mess Also, the distinction between Novice and Expert is domain specific I may be an expert in sound editing, but not in graphics design What mode do I sel

[Usability] Query Drag - right instead of middle Click

2008-07-24 Thread Andy Owen
In the HIG there is a section on the Query Drag: http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/input-mouse.html.en#drag-drop-query 10.1.3.1.2. Query Drag Allow the user to drag objects with the middle button , or with Alt left button. Pop up a menu when the mouse button is released, offering the

Re: [Usability] Configuration of Gnome

2008-07-24 Thread Christian Neumair
Am Donnerstag, den 24.07.2008, 12:04 +0200 schrieb Zarshark: > For the sake of all different users that use the gnome desktop > environment, I suggest a new very simple application which can set the > user type (i.e. novice, medium, expert). > The idea is the global setting of a user profile that c

Re: [Usability] Query Drag - right instead of middle Click

2008-07-24 Thread Calum Benson
On 24 Jul 2008, at 14:09, Andy Owen wrote: In the HIG there is a section on the Query Drag: http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/input-mouse.html.en#drag-drop-query I'm proposing that we change it to a right button drag. That's what it always used to be, but then Nautilus decided t

Re: [Usability] Query Drag - right instead of middle Click

2008-07-24 Thread Christian Neumair
Am Donnerstag, den 24.07.2008, 15:01 +0100 schrieb Calum Benson: > On 24 Jul 2008, at 14:09, Andy Owen wrote: > > > In the HIG there is a section on the Query Drag: > > > http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/input-mouse.html.en#drag-drop-query > > > > I'm proposing that we change it to a