Re: Suggestions.

[Ryan Peters <sloshy45 sbcglobal net>]

On 03/31/2010 11:11 AM, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 09:39 -0500, Ryan Peters wrote:
>
>    
> > The last time I checked, most people didn't care about workspaces, and
> > restricting the shell to only show one desktop at a time in the
> > overlay makes sense because it's easier to see all of your
> > applications (especially on something like a netbook). I like the grid
> > view more personally, of course, but that's only because I like using
> > multiple workspaces at once, which most people don't do. Showing a
> > giant grid at start would only scare new users (like my mother, which
> > only needs a computer for Picasa, Gwibber, and Facebook) and giving
> > them too much immediate functionality isn't a good idea. The more
> > simple we make Gnome-Shell appear, the better. Of course, the grid
> > option is always there if you like it and it's just one click to turn
> > on ;)
> >      
> I thought part of the motivation for the shell was making workspaces a
> more obvious and dynamic feature.
>
> If one doesn't use more than one workspace even with the shell, why
> should there be a difference between a grid with only 1 space or a
> "flat" view, aside of a means to add a workspace?
>
>
>    
The other workspaces are still visible, but with a scroll-bar. People 
like myself use many workspaces at once for organization, but most 
people will probably only use 1 or 2 workspaces. Plus, with the 
single-workspace-at-a-time view, there's less zooming, making people 
less dizzy. I do see your point though that the grid view would also be 
a good default, but it's not a huge difference... is it?