Re: MIME interface suggestions
- From: Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>
- To: Alan Cox <alan lxorguk ukuu org uk>
- Cc: desktop-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: MIME interface suggestions
- Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 21:34:44 +0100
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 19:31 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Iau, 2004-09-02 at 17:59, Sri Ramkrishna wrote:
> > Back in the Eazel days, Nautilus had a concept of "user levels" where
> > one could change user levels to advanced, neophyte etc etc.
>
> And everyone confident is "advanced" and everyone nervous is
> "neophyte" and/or insulted. Palm seems somehow to have captured the
> notion of exploration - as you explore an app you find features but it
> never forces them on you.
>
>
> > Perhaps, we
> > could use that idea as way to add things to the context menu. I mean
> > if people want lots of stuff in their context menu who are we to stand
> > in their way? But at least wtih user levels we could still target our
> > main audience.
>
> Why do you need "user levels". Providing the user adds stuff to their
> context menu thent they ought to be allowed to do so. The problem is if
> the applications, the install and the like suddenely give a user 30
> options they didn't want.
I totally agree. I love the way Firefox comes as a fast lean unbloated
app and then you can add any extra features you want to it via plug-ins.
Thats a much better way of doing it. I would much rather prefer Gnome
apps did this than have user levels.
jamie.
>
> The two are very different.
>
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