On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 11:53 +0300, Alberto Mardegan wrote: > I think this discussion is more pertinent in the usability ML; I'm adding > that > in CC and to the Reply-to. > > On 04/14/2011 11:24 AM, Jasper St. Pierre wrote: > > Today, I'm writing to you for the first time and it's about this new > > version > > of gnome 3. I was surprised: lots of changes, but I had little problem > > about > > all this new way of getting things done. Great work! However, the total > > lack > > of customization is totally unacceptable to me. So sorry guys, but > > after all > > these years, you lost me. I just wanted you to know it, since you can't > > guess. Thank you for everything. > > > > > > Well, we can't add flags and switches for every little piece of the user > > experience, so what are some of the major things that ought to be > > customizable? > > I can tell a few things that are important to me to be customizable, with a > big > disclaimer though: I didn't try gnome 3 yet, my assumptions are based on the > things I've read about it. > > - Suspend on laptop lid closed; many people have asked for this to be > configurable. > > - Theme.
Both of those you can tweak using gnome-tweak-tool and gnome-shell extensions. You'd better try it before making further comments though, I'm sure you'll enjoy it :) > Then, not related to configurability, something I like to complain about: > > - Usage of GtkSwitch should depend on whether the device has a touchscreen; > if > it hasn't, it should never be shown; and even when there there is a > touchscreen, > it should be used only when it makes sense: that is, it's turning on/off a > device (such as a webcam), never for configuration options. There's a whiteboard for that: https://live.gnome.org/Design/Whiteboards/SwitchGuidance Feel free to discuss it there. _______________________________________________ usability mailing list usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
