Re: Menubar (and Empty Default Desktop) Proposals for GNOME 2.10

[Mike Hearn <mike navi cx>]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:02:22 +0100, Reinout van Schouwen wrote:
> My gut feeling tells me application launchers (like 'Web Browser') are 
> OK on the panel and in the menu, the desktop should be mostly reserved 
> to files and folders. But, we could have URL objects for 'Home page' 
> or 'Today's News' on the desktop instead.

Well, why is that? Do you have any evidence (anecdotal is fine ;) that
this increases usability?

Minimalist doesn't necessarily mean easier ...