Re: draft release notes

[Mike Martin <redtuxxx yahoo co uk>]

The release notes have now been made incorrect due to the decision to
remove menu editing

I did have some notes to make on the bugs (comments in bug #84841)
but looks irrelevant now

 --- John Fleck <jfleck inkstain net> wrote: > 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!
> > 
> -- 
> John Fleck
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> 
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