Re: Capplet organization

["Alberto Ruiz" <aruiz gnome org>]

2007/3/15, Calum Benson <Calum Benson sun com>:

On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 21:37 +0100, Jens Granseuer wrote:

On the other hand, I've argued before that the flat alphabetical list we
have now is probably easier to visually scan than a categorised list or
view-- *if* you already know what you're looking for, which is often the
case for a user who already has some experience with the desktop.
Unfortunately, many usability studies tend to avoid the 'acquired
knowledge' factor, because it's more expensive and time-consuming to run
studies that revisit user behaviour over time.  Thus they usually just
study the "new user exploring for the first time" scenario, which is
certainly important, but doesn't necessarily help to validate that the
UI will adapt to their needs as they become more skillful and demanding
users.

There is space left on the left panel under the categories check buttons to a "Most Used" or "Last Used" capplets list. Experienced users, tend to tweak the same parameters and therefore, they tend to use the same capplets. This could be a partial solution for that. Another option would be to have a "Bookmark area" to drag and drop the capplets that you want to have quick access to. What do you think?

Cheeri,
Calum.

-- 
Regards,
Alberto Ruiz