On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Scott Kitterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:33:09 -0500 HggdH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> I've never actually seen a Windows user use it. They usually seem to >>> prefer hunting through the Start Menu, except when tech support tells >>> them to go to the Run thing and type "cmd" and hit Enter. >> >>Well, I have seen it in use, a lot of times. It usually happens when an >>admin comes to an user system and, instead of wasting time digging in >>through the user's customisations, we go straight to the kill. >> >>So, if you are talking about *end* users, casual users, then yes, you >>are absolutely right. They would not understand the Run thingy even if >>it bit them. As an extension, if we are building an system for the >>naive, casual users, then we should not have such an entry in the menu. >> >>If, on the other hand, we a re building a system to be used by all, I >>see no reason *NOT* to have it. >> >>And this is not because another OS has it, its because it is useful. >> > Does Gnome not have something like Katapult? That would seem to make this > kind of discussion irrelevant. > > Scott K > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >
IMHO if a non-expert user has to use Run then something has gone wrong. Every application should have an entry in one of the menu's no more than one sub-menu down. Using Run is something experts would do because it is quicker and they don't want to take their hands off the keyboard. On a side note, doesn't the tracker applet (I removed it so I can't check) search for applications when you type it in? Acting like a user-friendly Run location? -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
