On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 01:19 +0100, Alberto Passalacqua wrote:
I have to admit that I, too, use the standard GNOME menu. I wouldn't say that I dislike the application browser. It is just simply too slow for regular use. I look at the browser more as just that.. a "broswer." "Hmm... let's see what I have on my new computer." But once you know what you have, the browser in its current format becomes useless. In regular use, menus and desktop shortcuts/panel applets will always rule the day.
It's a conceptual mistake. If you open a menu, you expect to find your applications there. In the current version of main-menu, you find your most used apps, which is good, but you need another window to open other apps, with the result that you switch to the standard menu.
It probably could gain better traction if it had customizations to allow users to design their own layouts. After all, the idea behind application-browser was to make it easier for the user. Who knows better what's easier than the users themselves?
I think the easiest way to make it usable is to remove the browser and let the "More apps..." button open a sort of standard meny (XP style, to be clear). A better solution would be to do something like kickoff does in KDE.
I haven't looked at KDE in ages, so really wouldn't know about Kickoff. :-) Just to be clear, my opinions of application-browser were not a criticism per se. Just that I don't consider it, in its present state, to be useful tool for a seasoned user. For a first time user, it is an excellent way to introduce users to all the cool stuff that comes with Suse. Remember, Novell isn't just in the business of making Linux better for you and me, but also for selling the solution to new users. (Hopefully spurring adoption enmasse.) Finding a way for GNOME to intelligently transition users from beginners to seasoned would be interesting, but challenging, I'm sure. As for the "recent applications" feature, I find it more annoying than useful. I use anywhere from 5-10 applications a day, so the "recent applications" feature gets outdated in a matter of minutes. But that's not really application-browser is it? I thought it was Beagle? -- ---Bryen--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help@opensuse.org