Re: Proposal for default panel layout w/ some modifications to thepanel

[Ben Ford <ben kalifornia com>]

James Ramsey wrote:

> > People are experts at different parts of a program
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Especially as programs get more complex, isn't it
> > likely that people will be
> > experts at some aspects of the program, and total
> > beginners at others?
> > Suppose the program is Microsoft Word. It's been
> > said that people only use
> > 10% of the features of the program, but it's a
> > different 10% for everyone.
>
> It depends on the range of tasks that tend to get done
> by the program. A CAD program like Pro/Engineer has
> several different roles: parts modelling, parts
> assembly, making drawings from the parts, using
> modules like Pro/Mechanica to do stress analyses, etc.
> It is quite likely that users will master some of
> these roles more completely than others. On the other
> hand, a program like MS Word is really used for one
> role: preparing documents. Preparing most documents in
> MS Word will require only 10% of MS Word's
> functionality, but it will be the same 10% each time.

So what you are saying is this.

Lets say, I set my MOM up with a gnome desktop running Nautilus.  She 
complains that Nautilus makes it too slow and can we go back to that 
thingie we had before (gmc).

I explain, sure, but then you won't be able to see image previews and 
play music with it.  So now she wants both, gmc for day to day, and 
Nautilus when she wants to use those features.

Now what you are saying is that she has to be an ADVANCED user for 
Nautilus to not draw the desktop???  A little hint for you, she's barely 
a beginner!  User levels, at least as proposed by everybody here DON'T WORK!

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