Re: [Usability] spatial desktop

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On Aug 28, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Ritesh Khadgaray wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-08-27 at 15:42 +0200, Steve Frécinaux wrote:
> ...
> > But spatial is another matter. Changing from non-spatial to spatial
> > involves big UI changes (just look at nautilus as an example), and
> > someone using a "spatial" desktop could as well want to keep a 
> > classical view for some apps. And depending on the context it might 
> > be more useful to have MDI instead of spatial things. It's really on 
> > an application basis.
> ...
> why not add a setting for global preference, which applications can
> override ?
> ...

First, because whether a spatial interface is appropriate depends on 
the collection being navigated, not on the application, and (except in 
the case of rare mental conditions) not on the user. Making the setting 
global would make it useless.

And second, because nobody -- whether developers or users -- would know 
what the setting meant. You included. :-)

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Matthew Paul Thomas
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