Re: My opinions on Gnome Shell



On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:31 PM, David Prieto <frandavid100 gmail com> wrote:
> Julien,
>
>> This is here: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=651347
>
>
>>
>> Yes, except that there is no "sound menu" in gnome-shell.
>
>
>>
>> I agree, but there is not such thing currently in gnome-shell.
>
> Obviously. We probably wouldn't be having this discussion if those were
> implemented.
>
>>
>> The solutions you described before are perfect solutions to this problem,
>> but none of them currently exist in gnome shell. As a real current user of
>> gnome shell, I would love to see a solution based on
>> what's currently already implemented: minimization.
>
> Minimization does not exist in gnome shell, at least not as part of the new
> workflow. It does exist as a vestigial trace of the old one, a sign of how
> things used to work, but it has no place in the way things work now, and I
> wouldn't be surprised if the ability to minimize totally disappears in 3.2,
> even from the Alt+Space menu.
>
>>
>> When new solutions are developed, then - and only then - can minimization
>> be declared obsolete.
>
> Quite the opposite. Exposing underlying problems is a vital step to solve
> them. Giving prominence to minimization "until a real solution arrives" is,
> IMO, sweeping the dirt under the carpet. And it's a great way to make sure
> that a real solution never comes.
>

I think it is really bad approach - to remove features without
deprecation period. If new workflow is really as good as designers try
to convince us, people will use it and will abandon minimizing. And if
they won't, then the design is probably wrong. It is OK to encourage
users to use new workflow by disabling minimize by default, but
removing it completely, especially when proper solution is not even
ready yet, is IMHO totally wrong.


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