Re: Suggestions.

[Thorsten Wilms <t_w_ freenet de>]

On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 09:39 -0500, Ryan Peters wrote:

> The last time I checked, most people didn't care about workspaces, and
> restricting the shell to only show one desktop at a time in the
> overlay makes sense because it's easier to see all of your
> applications (especially on something like a netbook). I like the grid
> view more personally, of course, but that's only because I like using
> multiple workspaces at once, which most people don't do. Showing a
> giant grid at start would only scare new users (like my mother, which
> only needs a computer for Picasa, Gwibber, and Facebook) and giving
> them too much immediate functionality isn't a good idea. The more
> simple we make Gnome-Shell appear, the better. Of course, the grid
> option is always there if you like it and it's just one click to turn
> on ;)

I thought part of the motivation for the shell was making workspaces a
more obvious and dynamic feature.

If one doesn't use more than one workspace even with the shell, why
should there be a difference between a grid with only 1 space or a
"flat" view, aside of a means to add a workspace?


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