Re: GWP and 'the foot'

["Khimenko Victor" <gnome-gui khim sch57 msk ru>]

31-Oct-98 06:04 you wrote:
> the first step in that discussion should be to answer the following
> question, which never got adequately answered the first time around and
> needs to be addressed this time _before_ we can reach a concensus on
> many gnome ui issues:

> which is more important, solid design or similarity to existing gui's?
> and to what extent?

Yes.

> for those reading this on gnome-list, this is the sort of thing i'd like
> to see hashed out in gnome-gui-list, so if you're interested, fire off a
> subscribe message and join in. for those of us already working on it,
> let's get an answer here so we can put it in the guide and use it as a
> basis for all future designs.

> comments? let's keep them in gnome-gui-list so the real coders can
> continue with real gnome issues uninterrupted by our flamewars. :)

Solid desing is BY FAR more important then similarity to existing gui's.
GNOME is not here to compete with Windows, Mac or KDE. GNOME is here to
help users to do THEIR work. Thus answer on other quiestion: what is more
important: usability or intuitiveness ? IMO answer is rule from perl: