Re: New panel layout for GNOME 2.18?

["theblues gnr" <thebluesgnr hotmail com>]

> From: Alex Jones <alex weej com>
> To: desktop-devel-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: New panel layout for GNOME 2.18?
> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:01:58 +0100
>
> This kind of testing annoys me a bit. I'm sure any user who becomes
> naturally used to GNOME would be "confused" by Mac OS or Windows layout.
>
> I'm not saying it's perfect, but I don't feel the need to mimic the
> style of another desktop for the sake of transitioning users' comfort.

I completely agree with you. I wasn't saying the default layout should be 
changed to ease the transitioning of switchers, I just think that would be 
an added benefit; one that, if we can have, would be great to have. The most 
important, IMO, is that it could mean the major GNOME distributors would 
start using the same basic interface.

I think Novell's layout has many pros (and also a few cons) compared to the 
current layout. And I'm not a recent switcher, I've been using GNOME for 
years, and Window Maker before that. I won't go into technical details about 
the usability of both layouts because GNOME has people much more skilled 
than me to do that, the people that designed Slab for example. :)

> Have there ever been any unbiased usability studies involving people who
> have never actually used a computer? I'm thinking young children as well
> as your grandmas and grandpas.

I don't think an usability test has ever been done with the current layout. 
At least I never heard of one.

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