Re: Gnomeprint-in-app

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Dan Kaminsky wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Vogt <tom@lemuria.org>
> To: gnome-gui-list@gnome.org <gnome-gui-list@gnome.org>
> Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 1:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Gnomeprint-in-app

> >shouldn't this be in some kind of config dialog instead of a menu entry off
> >itself? things like "add to..." will most probably only get used ONCE ever,
> >so they really shouldn't be in a top-level menu.
> 
> Add to and remove can get used any number of times.

think about the occasions when it will get used, though: usually i set
up my desktop the way i want it, then leave it there until i want to
"rearrange the furniture" or "redecorate" so to speak. leaving these
options wide open when i'm not looking for them would be an eyesore and
confuse the interface.

> Hiding it in a config dialogue ensures it never gets used.
> Things we WANT the user to use...

ah, but it isn't your job to "want" the user to do anything. it's your
job to provide the services to the user if and when _he_ wants to do it.

> ...should be easily accessable.

i'm for putting all the application configurations in one place,
accessible from a single dialog or menu. spreading them across the face
of the app is bad form and leads to interface clutter. (witness the
opinions expressed on the current "add" buttons in the panel menu.)
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