Re: [Fwd: [Usability] Do we need multiple GNOME sessions/user?]

[Sean Middleditch <elanthis awesomeplay com>]

On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 11:32, Christian Neumair wrote:
> Some months ago I sent this message to the usability list but didn't get
> any answer. Maybe it was the wrong list, since this is a very
> fundamental problem.
> Opinions? Comments?

I think the biggest need for them is when a user logs into her account
from multiple machines - different machine configurations can have
wildly different session needs.

> 
> regs,
>  Chris
> 
> -----Weitergeleitete Nachricht-----
> > From: Christian Neumair <chris gnome-de org>
> > To: usability gnome org
> > Subject: [Usability] Do we need multiple GNOME sessions/user?
> > Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:50:00 +0200
> > 
> > Today, when writing some patches here and there, I came to the following
> > conclusion:
> > GNOME sessions confuse the average user. For him, it's enough to
> > struggle with x sessions.
> > One session per user profile/GNOME combination should be enough. A user
> > has some individual settings he likes to keep, why should he be able to
> > create multiple settings?
> > Calum Benson told me that Sun's customers make use of this feature - is
> > it really that popular? Does it provide a real advantage? Are the
> > usability tradeoffs we activate by the current dialog layout
> > justifiable?
> > 
> > regs,
> >  Chris
> 
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Sean Middleditch <elanthis awesomeplay com>
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