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Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:02:16 +0000

[...] GNOME usability hackfest [...]

By: Jawahar

Jawahar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:54:14 +0000

Cell Phones and ATM (Automatic Teller Machines) are very EASY for an average user to operate.

Hence I’d suggest GNOME to follow the USABILITY principles of ATMs and Cell Phones to capture the Desktop computer systems.

Cheers,
ijawahar@gmail.com

By: Will

Will — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:34:48 +0000

Not enough time to read thru all the comments, but responding to Kamujin I want to note that I have the same feelings about Linux and the Linux community. After talking to Linux fanboys and hackers about the issue, I’ve got the feeling that there are two groups: Those who think Linux should supersede Microsoft as the most popular OS, and those who are fine & dandy with Linux remaining a hack toy for computer enthusiasts. I consider the two to be mutually exclusive– good application and UI design don’t happen by accident.

Case in point on my Linux Mint Elyssa with Firefox 3.0.2, to connect to WiFi I have to right-click the network icon, enable wireless, then left-click and select a network. I’m lucky that it’s that simple and I didn’t have to scour backwater forums for drivers to my (surprisingly uncommon?) Intel PRO/set Wireless laptop card, nor sound/video/ethernet/etc. There’s a reason Ubuntu is so popular, and it’s because people want Mac ease of use with Windows’ flexibility and Linux’s price/restrictions. Deliver or be damned. (Side note: once I get more comfortable with Java and C/C++ I’ll be trying to solve these myself– it’s just depressing that I seem to be the only programmer who cares.)

By: Wie wir Informationen finden « Biophilia

Wie wir Informationen finden « Biophilia — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:58:45 +0000

[...] me propose a short analysis of file and information handling. Before I start, I’d like to thank Fran, Jason McMullan, ethana2 and Endolith for their very insightful comments. All of what they said [...]

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:35:46 +0000

The Dust theme should have been the default, along with a new icon pack, a set of high res wallpapers, and new sounds. I was disapointed, like so many. Windows 7 already has a new selection of default wallpapers, and not just one. http://neosmart.net/gallery/v/wallpapers/Win7/Official/. Let’s up the ante Mark, in terms of looks!.

By: Ubuntu Look » The Mint Newsletter - issue 66

Ubuntu Look » The Mint Newsletter - issue 66 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:11:39 +0000

[...] Mark Shuttleworth on GNOME usability hackfest [...]

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Mark Shuttleworth: GNOME usability hackfest « World News — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:25:06 +0000

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By: Bugman

Bugman — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:19:21 +0000

Oh, once the NEPOMUK concepts are available then the file dialogs in Gnome, KDE, E17, etc. should be transformed into something more awesome than the firefox awesome bar! As Dave Richards indicates (http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/223#comment-311875), it would be great if you could type plain language text and then all matching files appear. The file system layout should still be accessible (i.e. the current dialog box concept). But this should not be separate from the ‘search’ using NEPOMUK ideas as you use the current dialog to ‘search’ for the file, even if you know where it is. There’s no need to separate the concepts as has been done in the past – they are the same concept. It should be a fusion of the ideas of the current file dialog, the locate or find programs, the firefox awesome bar, and the user behaviour-generated links between files and directors. And if you decide to stress your harddisk and have Beagle, Strigi, or other indexers running, then why not use this information as well to type a few words that exist within the file to find that file – all within the same file dialog?

By: Vikram Nilakantan

Vikram Nilakantan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:50:25 +0000

Ubuntu 8.10, although maybe not as feature-packed as some of the other ubuntu releases, was definetly something that I was looking forward too. I got up early this morning just to download the new ISO. The new themes are great, and the tabbed nautilus was a great idea. Small things like that Make ubuntu one of the greatest operating systems out there.

By: johndoe

johndoe — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:38:34 +0000

An obvious suggestion, but I’ll state it nevertheless, for the record –
Whatever you do, dont make something that is functionally a security issue like Microsoft’s Active Desktop.
Scripting, if needed, could be done in a *sandboxed* markup or pascal-like *separate language*.
Html and script is best avoided – basically anything that creates a direct to-and-fro between desktop and web is a rebuild of the ActiveX disaster from Microsoft.
That it is made using Linux wont change it’s inherent security issues.
Java applets are a good thing because of the sandbox.
Write nothing to the main filesystem. Maybe just keep things in one single isolated file/directory with an option to the user to check and then move it from the sandbox into the real filesystem.
Something of that kind is needed.
Sorry, I haven’t followed the development-roadmap or feature-request schedule, but that has many reasons – the global un-warming being one of them