Re: Nautilus CD Burning -- the file DVD box

[Benjamin Sher <delphi123 zebra net>]

Lakin Wecker wrote:
> Hi Benjamin,
>
> First off, it should be noted that the new version of Nautilus and the
> cd-burner (2.14.1) don't have the "burn:///" for either the default
> spatial view [1] or the default browse view [2].  At least, they don't
> in Ubuntu.
>
> You speak from your experience as a user, which will bring to the
> argument all of your assumptions as to how computers work.  Other
> users will come from different experiences and assumptions.  In fact, 
> I just invited my wife to burn a CD using the spatial interface, and
> it took her under 30 seconds to pull it off.  25 of those seconds were
> spent convincing her that I wasn't joking, and that she should just
> try it.    She has never previously burned a CD in her life, although
> she is familiar with computers as a Mac OS X user.
>
> Now, this isn't an extensive user study, as my wife is only one
> user(although I know quite a few other non-developer's who have
> successfully used this interface).  But it does show that the
> interface is not equivalent to meeting a Martian in a supermarket, for
> all users.
>
> I personally think the current interface is very intuitive.  It's
> simple, and yet it's still consistent with every other nautilus
> window, which is something that shouldn't go unnoticed.   I typically
> use the spatial view as I find it more useful, and logical, and in the
> spatial burn view there is only one place that will accept the drop of
> the files, and it is the correct place.
>
> Lakin
>
> [1] http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~weckerl/default-spatial-view.png
> [2] http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~weckerl/default-browse-view.png
>
>   
Dear Lakin:

I appreciate your comments and, of course, one user does represent all 
of mankind. So, I have had my piece, you have had yours. Let's leave it 
at that and let's the users in time determine what's really right and 
what's really intuitive.

Benjamin