Re: On the Interaction with the design team

[Frederic Muller <fredm gnome org>]

On 06/07/2011 04:53 PM, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> Also, while I'm not a designer, yesterday I wanted to propose some new
> stuff, and it was easy to get the design team to find a solution for
> proposals (https://live.gnome.org/Design/Proposals  ), so from my (short)
> experience they seem to be open to listen to new ideas.

Hi!

I don't think the discussion is about the design team not being open but 
more about the decision process and understanding how choices are being 
made.

I'll take the example of the power off menu. From my discussion with 
some members of the design team I have been told the disappearance of 
the power off menu was pushed without much discussion just before a 
freeze. The current bug has 67 comments 
(https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643457 ) all asking for a 
power off menu except 2.

As a foundation member and supporter of GNOME I don't even know myself 
how to give a feedback that matters and join the hundreds unhappy 
contributors with this decision (users spend hours looking at how they 
can power off their machine, talk about good UX...), nor can I point 
anyone to a method to give feedback that matters that would help to get 
our voice heard.

Were there any UX testing report available that motivated this decision? 
Was it really a minority decision? Why? Why can't it be reverted if so? 
What is the process?

I am also someone that would be happy to see a trackable system 
implemented which we could go back to, read and understand, and provide 
meaningful feedback to.

Thank you.

Fred