On Wed, 2006-11-08 at 14:02 +1030, Tim wrote: > Tim: > >> One thing I think that either camp could do better is the naming of > >> things in the menus. .... It'd be far more user-friendly to list > >> things like "Gedit text editor," or "Gaim instant messenger," and > >> so on. > > Ric Moore: > > Ah, but you can... it's a choice in the system config thingie (Control > > Center). You can display the description, the application name or both. > > So you could have; "Gaim" or "Instant Messenger" or "Gaim Instant > > Messenger" or "Instant Messenger Gaim". Depends on which toggle you > > select. > > I know, but it's a pain to have to customise things, that way. More so > if you had to do it for multiple machines or users. And your changes > can get undone with an update. > > The current scheme isn't user-friendly. The menu items, as they are, > aren't too brilliant. Nor is, having to hover around and wait for extra > details isn't user-friendly, and it doesn't work with all items. Some > don't have the additional information, or the pop-up is just as vague as > the menu item. I agree with you 100%. You can adjust the hover time and tweak this and that. Yes, it would be better if all of the applications added themselves in some coherent form from the get-go. Human engineering vs machine engineering. Things are improving though, from what we had back when. Some things are not, but I think they will. :) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
