Esben Stien wrote:
> Jim Gettys <
jg laptop org> writes:
>
>> It is insane to think that "one size" will fit all with the
>> different screen sizes, for all values of gnome tools and
>> applications.
>
> Right, but with some minor tweaks, case in point, the gnome panel,
> should work just fine.
>
>> Some of these issues are best worked by replacement components
>
> Some are, of course, but not the panel. I also think that a gnome
> screen saver that works with touch screens is not a specific
> domain. Very soon large flat panel displays will be touch screens, so
> this is a general issue; it just first hit the mobile camp.
>
>> The panel is probably one of these, and for which there are
>> (possibly adequate, possible inadequate) alternatives.
>
> Well, I want my gnome panel. If the gnome panel can't display icons
> instead of text, then that is just simply a bug that needs to be
> fixed. If this is too hard, then the whole gnome panel is so badly
> written that it should be abandoned for all platforms. I don't believe
> that gnoeme-panel is that badly engineered, so this is simply a
> feature that we need.
>
>> Thankfully things are modular enough that such replacements are
>> possible.
>
> You want to replace gnome-panel because it can't display icons?.
>
>> before complaining about a particular component, the first question
>> should be: does it make sense to use want to use that component in
>> that context?
>
> I certainly think it does. When running a device like the neo
> freerunner, a normal day to day situation is displaying an app that is
> usable with fingers and you can launch different applications and
> such, but this shouldn't hide the fact that it's just an
> application. If you minimize this window, what you have is a desktop,
> the welcoming friendly gnome desktop.
>
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