Re: [gnome-love] Re: [Nautilus-list] GNOME user environmentbrainstorming

[Jamin Philip Gray <jgray writeme com>]

> Christian Rose wrote:
> 
> >>People who find the idea of mutiple desktops confusing have zero, nada,
> >>zilch chance of surviving for more than 10 seconds in the GNOME
> >>environment with all it's quirky behaviours, gnome specific slang and
> >>general confusion anyways.
> >>
> >
> >And we want to change that, don't we?
> >
> 
> IMHO no.  We want to educate them so they don't find the idea confusing.
> 
> (If my MOM can get it, anyone can!!!)

In my experience people who haven't encountered multiple
viewports/desktops only find the idea confusing initially and then
tend to prefer using it after they get used to it.  It might be nice
to have the default be one desktop/viewport but give ample opportunity
(tip o' the day, doorman, etc.) to allow the user learn about the
concept.

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