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 (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 applications. > In this way, a novice user can set a minimalistic desktop (default gnome), > instead a medium or expert one can have more functions. > > To do this, the application needs to set a new environment variable that set > the user type. > So, every gnome application must read that environment variable and > costumize their "Preference" menuitem, in relationship of the user type. > > This would be an extension of the gnome concept, mantaining the minimalistic > idea for all new user, but allowing medium and expert users to configure > more and a novice user to improve its ability IF AND ONLY IF he/she wants > (that is an answer to the Linus Torwald's sentence "This 'users are idiots, > and are confused by functionality' mentality of Gnome is a disease. If you > think your users are idiots, only idiots will use it. I don't use Gnome, > because in striving to be simple, it has long since reached the point where > it simply doesn't do what I need it to do.", without changing your > perspective but giving to the medium and expert user more interest in this > environment.). > > Regards > Piero Dalle Pezze > > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > Usability@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > > _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
