Re: [Usability] [Ayatana] GNOME Main Menu and the Distribution Logo

2010-06-22 Thread Frederik Nnaji
On 2010-06-22, Calum Benson wrote: > > On 21 Jun 2010, at 15:51, Jarlath Reidy wrote: >> >> 4) I like the number four, but I can't think of and idea to put here. > > That would probably be "don't show a distro logo on the desktop at all > (except maybe in the default background where it's under th

Re: [Usability] [Ayatana] GNOME Main Menu and the Distribution Logo

2010-06-22 Thread Allan Caeg
Sounds reasonable. Distro guys, what do you think? On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Calum Benson wrote: > > On 21 Jun 2010, at 15:51, Jarlath Reidy wrote: > > > > 4) I like the number four, but I can't think of and idea to put here. > > That would probably be "don't show a distro logo on the des

Re: [Usability] [Ayatana] GNOME Main Menu and the Distribution Logo

2010-06-22 Thread Allan Caeg
I believe that branding should be present whenever the GNOME Panel is present, but it shouldn't be welded to "Applications" on the Main Menu applet. Branding is just that important for a default GNOME setup. The thing with the Panel is, applets should work in harmony. We should consider the behavi

[Usability] Suggestions for GNOME.Asia 2010 Talk

2010-06-22 Thread Allan Caeg
Hello everyone, GNOME.Asia 2010 is on Aug. 14-15 in Taiwan and I just found out about it. The deadline for submission of talks is on June 25, which is very soon. UX is one of the focuses of the program and I want to submit a talk abou

Re: [Usability] [Ayatana] GNOME Main Menu and the Distribution Logo

2010-06-22 Thread Ian Bentley
I'm using ubuntu here at work, and I don't like the way that the default three section menu looks, and I agree that it doesn't make much sense to put the logo with applications. However, I DO like the way that looks and I think it makes _more_ sense at least, when you use the MainMenu version of i

Re: [Usability] [Ayatana] GNOME Main Menu and the Distribution Logo

2010-06-22 Thread David Hamm
I can see how the distro icon might not relate to the applications menu... so why not change the icon to the face of whoever has the most commits? Maybe update it monthly? They shall be the sun light of inspiration. I like to think of the left and right top corners as the sun and the moon. On the