Re: draft release notes

[John Fleck <jfleck inkstain net>]

Erik-
This rocks! Thanks.
John

On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 19:49, Erik Pukinskis wrote:
> John,
> 
> Here's an expanded, reorganized list of the user interface improvements
> for the GNOME 2 release notes.
> 
> (note you can remove "New enhanced icons." from the "Improved Fonts and
> Graphics" section as I included that in the UI section.)
> 
> -Erik Pukinskis
> 
> 
> 
> User Interface
> 
> The GNOME 2 user interface has received a significant overhaul.  With
> the brand new GNOME Human Interface Guidelines, GNOME 2 has been made
> easier to use, more powerful and more consistent for technical and
> nontechnical users alike. The release of GNOME 2 marks the beginning of
> a new tradition in user interface improvement for the GNOME desktop.
> 
> Menus and Panel
> - Easier menu editing with right-click menus
> - Smarter menus accommodate diagonal mouse movements
> - Menus scroll when they get too big
> - Windows can be dragged between workspaces with the Workspace Switcher
> applet
> 
> Dialogs
> - File selector doesn't forget filenames when selecting a different
> directory
> - Revamped color and font selectors
> - New Run Program dialog with command completion
> - Text fields include right-click menus for cutting, copying and pasting
> text
> 
> Icons and Themes
> - Brand new stock icons and color palette
> - Support for theming of stock icons
> - CD Player and login screens are now themeable
> - A clean and attractive default appearance
> 
> Applications
> - Redesigned and easier to use search tool
> - Brand new lightweight help application
> - Control center applets have been greatly simplified and reduced in
> number
> - Ever increasing compliance with freedesktop.org standards
> - Rewritten terminal application with tabs and profiles
> - A brand new dynamic, centralized configuration system
> - Many applications have been renamed to better suit their purpose
> 
> And countless other bug fixes and user interface improvements!
> 
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