Comments on: Ibex design: user switching, presence and session termination http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233 Planetary perspectives Mon, 06 May 2013 07:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Lee's Blog http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-316722 Lee's Blog Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:28:58 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-316722 <strong>GNOME’s User-Switching Applet...</strong> Initially, I was skeptical about the design, but it’s actually a pretty nice little tool. When someone wants to borrow a browser, being able to just hit guest, let them play on their own desktop, log them out, and return to what you were doing, ... GNOME’s User-Switching Applet…

Initially, I was skeptical about the design, but it’s actually a pretty nice little tool. When someone wants to borrow a browser, being able to just hit guest, let them play on their own desktop, log them out, and return to what you were doing, …

]]> By: Simonas http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-316561 Simonas Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:13:14 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-316561 Hello Mark, I love that idea, thats probably was the major reason why i upgraded to ubuntu 8.10. in old applet when i clicked quit i needed to wait few seconds (probably because of bad ati drivers), but now that problem gone! anyway i switched to arch linux now, because it works faster on my machine, but i miss this feature? do you have source for your applet? Thank you. Hello Mark,
I love that idea, thats probably was the major reason why i upgraded to ubuntu 8.10. in old applet when i clicked quit i needed to wait few seconds (probably because of bad ati drivers), but now that problem gone! anyway i switched to arch linux now, because it works faster on my machine, but i miss this feature? do you have source for your applet? Thank you.

]]> By: Skype API Plugin for Pidgin « nEws vom ConsEbt team http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-316105 Skype API Plugin for Pidgin « nEws vom ConsEbt team Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:21:56 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-316105 [...] Plugin for Pidgin I think it was one of the first things I thought about when I was reading Mark’s write up about Ibex design - will this FUSA (Fast User Switch Application) work with Skype as well? I know Skype is not open [...] [...] Plugin for Pidgin I think it was one of the first things I thought about when I was reading Mark’s write up about Ibex design – will this FUSA (Fast User Switch Application) work with Skype as well? I know Skype is not open [...]

]]> By: Gratamente sorprendido « Sembrando Realidades http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-316068 Gratamente sorprendido « Sembrando Realidades Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:48:26 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-316068 [...] el apt-get en las punta de mis dedos ;-). Otro dos detalles muy lindos son el nuevo control para cambiar de usuario, modificar tu presencia en IMs y cierre de la session y el nuevo, para mi, icono de eject que aparece al lado de cada dispositivo removible (pendrives, [...] [...] el apt-get en las punta de mis dedos ;-) . Otro dos detalles muy lindos son el nuevo control para cambiar de usuario, modificar tu presencia en IMs y cierre de la session y el nuevo, para mi, icono de eject que aparece al lado de cada dispositivo removible (pendrives, [...]

]]> By: Pascal Meunier http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-315543 Pascal Meunier Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:51:06 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-315543 Integrating pidgin to the logout/switch user menu is an incredibly ill-thought, annoying and intrusive idea. There's not even an option to turn this off. Pidgin is an UNTRUSTED application. I really don't like having buggy applications integrate with the OS GUI. The OS's job is to protect us and protect other applications from buggy applications, and keep them separate. A UI that integrates commands for the OS and untrusted applications together is a violation of this principle. Please keep them separated! Integrating pidgin to the logout/switch user menu is an incredibly ill-thought, annoying and intrusive idea. There’s not even an option to turn this off. Pidgin is an UNTRUSTED application. I really don’t like having buggy applications integrate with the OS GUI. The OS’s job is to protect us and protect other applications from buggy applications, and keep them separate. A UI that integrates commands for the OS and untrusted applications together is a violation of this principle. Please keep them separated!

]]> By: Ubuntu 8.10 Review « ARSHUM’s New Stuff http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-314845 Ubuntu 8.10 Review « ARSHUM’s New Stuff Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:12:58 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-314845 [...] Fast User Switch Applet (FUSA) 而家整到同 pidgin combine 埋一齊 轉 status 都容易d 但個 interface 仲係好簡陋 [...] [...] Fast User Switch Applet (FUSA) 而家整到同 pidgin combine 埋一齊 轉 status 都容易d 但個 interface 仲係好簡陋 [...]

]]> By: Matt http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-314324 Matt Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:37:48 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-314324 Hey, I like the presence switch/etc and how it integrates with Pidgin. However, it doesn't integrate that well when you have 2 separate x-servers running for dual display (since twinview doesn't work with gaming, etc). Kinda glitches a bit with that. Just a fyi :) Hey, I like the presence switch/etc and how it integrates with Pidgin.

However, it doesn’t integrate that well when you have 2 separate x-servers running for dual display (since twinview doesn’t work with gaming, etc).

Kinda glitches a bit with that.

Just a fyi :)

]]> By: Joe "Floid" Kanowitz http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-313841 Joe "Floid" Kanowitz Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:21:52 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-313841 Another "Hi Mark," :) UI is a complicated subject. I don't know if I'll ever finish condensing my thoughts or suggestions, but in the meantime, can I draw your attention to my suggestion for a "Knowledge Base" filed as a 'bug' against Launchpad at https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/306378 ? No interface is truly "intuitive," thus every interface benefits from documentation. Right now there is low selection pressure against "bad" (or often, just plain screwy) advice in the broader community. This is very laissez faire, and it's nice to see people trying to help each other, but it leads to a great duplication of effort -- and of course confusion over the intents of the project and its developers. Producing one "canonical," yet still evolving, source of information would improve the quality of same greatly. In theory a wiki can work for this, but I don't see them working too well for Ubuntu, since the union of "people who know something" and "people who [can be troubled to] have write access" is too small. Also, since everyone has to go to Launchpad to complain (bugs), it would make sense to catch those people while they're there and get them to contribute. -Cheers, -Floid Another “Hi Mark,” :)

UI is a complicated subject. I don’t know if I’ll ever finish condensing my thoughts or suggestions, but in the meantime, can I draw your attention to my suggestion for a “Knowledge Base” filed as a ‘bug’ against Launchpad at https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/306378 ?

No interface is truly “intuitive,” thus every interface benefits from documentation. Right now there is low selection pressure against “bad” (or often, just plain screwy) advice in the broader community. This is very laissez faire, and it’s nice to see people trying to help each other, but it leads to a great duplication of effort — and of course confusion over the intents of the project and its developers. Producing one “canonical,” yet still evolving, source of information would improve the quality of same greatly.

In theory a wiki can work for this, but I don’t see them working too well for Ubuntu, since the union of “people who know something” and “people who [can be troubled to] have write access” is too small. Also, since everyone has to go to Launchpad to complain (bugs), it would make sense to catch those people while they’re there and get them to contribute.

-Cheers,
-Floid

]]> By: Sara http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-313374 Sara Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:52:51 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-313374 I was actually able to fix my issue with the GConf Editor, but thanks nonetheless! Best wishes! Sara I was actually able to fix my issue with the GConf Editor, but thanks nonetheless! Best wishes!

Sara

]]> By: Sara http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/233/comment-page-3#comment-313281 Sara Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:36:45 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=233#comment-313281 Ah, I meant on the computer I upgraded to Ubuntu *Intrepid*. Sorry if that wasn't clear. Ah, I meant on the computer I upgraded to Ubuntu *Intrepid*. Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

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