Re: RE: Overview menu

[Bob CFC <linuxoflondon googlemail com>]

How about Zoom instead of Activities?  Apart from being a more
attractive word it implies something to do/investigate for a new user,
where activities could be misconstrued as a label for the window title
on it's right.

2009/10/28 Pablo Marchant <pamarca gmail com>:
> I also think that having the word "Activities" on your top left corner all
> the time is unnecesary. It only wastes space, that perhaps could be used on
> other stuff. I don't think it would even help a newcomer to understand what
> it does...An icon would be much more attractive in that place.
> Cheers!
>
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:16 AM, <mickstephenson googlemail com> wrote:
>>
>> On , Shane Nuessler <Shane Nuessler canberra edu au> wrote:
>> > Hi Jon,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > For what it's worth I agree with you. I'm glad that the option is open
>> >
>> > for a better name. It seems like a small thing but it's the only visible
>> >
>> > entry to all this wonderful development and in some way should reflect
>> >
>> > the beauty of the gnome-shell. I love using Gnome hence my thoughts.
>> >
>> > Perhaps a button naming contest could be launched...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Anyway, that's all.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> >
>> > From: William Jon McCann [mailto:william jon mccann gmail com]
>> >
>> > Sent: Wednesday, 28 October 2009 11:35 AM
>> >
>> > To: Shane Nuessler
>> >
>> > Cc: gnome-shell-list gnome org
>> >
>> > Subject: Re: Overview menu
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Shane Nuessler
>> >
>> > Shane Nuessler canberra edu au> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Thanks Jon,
>> >
>> > > I'm not trying to be painful, but if this has come up a few times (and
>> >
>> > > gnome-shell isn't exactly wide spread yet), won't it come up quite a
>> >
>> > few
>> >
>> > > more times? An FAQ is fine, but if something as central as that button
>> >
>> > > needs an FAQ, perhaps it could be reviewed now while you can?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This is the kind of stuff that needs real data rather than speculation
>> >
>> > I think.  But my gut says that using Overview is not a better option
>> >
>> > since it describes the metaphor but not the content (and why having a
>> >
>> > menu labeled "Menu" may not be great either).  Once we get those data
>> >
>> > we'll review this decision just like all the rest.  The effort
>> >
>> > required to change the label on the button is not large and there is
>> >
>> > no risk in deferring the decision until we have more information.
>> >
>> > Anyway, that's how I see it.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Jon
>> >
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>> Regardless of it's name, I don't understand why I need to have
>> "activities" in the top left hand corner of my screen at all times, prior to
>> putting my mouse there I don't know what to expect form the word activities,
>> and after I do I know what it does, descriptive naming does it no favours.
>> It just needs to be attractive enough and familiar enough to entice people
>> to put their mouse over it. Wouldn't an attractive icon do that job, as well
>> as serving as a place for a distro to put it's branding. We know that
>> windows has dropped the "start" from their menu, so its not exactly
>> unfamiliar to just hone into the brand icon.
>>
>> Michael.
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