[Usability] My take on Nautilus must-fix proposal
- From: Adam Elman <aelman users sourceforge net>
- To: usability gnome org
- Subject: [Usability] My take on Nautilus must-fix proposal
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 16:03:58 -0700
Folks --
At the GUP meeting a week ago, I promised to write up my take on the
Nautilus must-fix list and suggest which issues I think should be
filed as bugs. I also volunteered Seth to take a look; I know he's
busy, though, so I'm not sure whether or not he'll have a chance.
So here's my take:
Basically, the only bugs on this list that I'd actually put as
significant issues for Nautilus (and other than #2, I don't even
think these totally qualify as "must fix"):
1) Need a "tidy icons" command to clean up icons on the desktop
besides just "Clean up by name." This isn't _that_ strong a
must-fix, but it _does_ exist in nearly every other file manager
including GMC, and I am one who frequently finds it useful to avoid
too much clutter on the desktop. I'm very particular about where my
icons go, so I get really annoyed doing a "Clean up by name" or
something like that.
2) Fix Nautilus' behavior of having light-colored text on a
light-colored background if a light-colored theme is selected.
Maciej suggested that this is a heuristic that needs tuning, and I
think that's reasonable. I do not think that Brian's suggestion of
allowing the user to directly customize the text color is necessarily
the right solution; I think it'd be much better for Nautilus simply
to Do The Right Thing (tm).
3) Change the name of "View Preferences". I agree with Brian that
the name here sounds like "Show my preferences" rather than "Change
the preferences for viewing stuff". "Customize Views" seems
reasonable to me, but I'd leave the actual name to the Nautilus
folks; I know there are strong opinions there about the distinctions
between "Preferences", "Settings", "Options", and possibly
"Customizing".
4) Split "Window & Desktop" preferences into "Windows" and "Desktop &
Trash". Arguments here seem reasonable to me. I think I agree with
Maciej about the problems with moving keyboard shortcuts to a
"General Preferences" section, though; I'd probably keep them with
"Windows".
The other issues listed on the current list feel to me like either
nice things to have, but definitely not critical usability issues
that have to be fixed before the G2.0 release, or things where I just
totally disagree with Brian's arguments. (I'd be happy to go into
more detail if anyone wants).
I have not really thought about additional issues that _I_ would add
to the list; I'd also recommend that Brian (and other must-fix folks)
look over the GNOME 2.0 HIG draft and see if there is anything there
that might apply; however, that document is still in flux so it might
or might not be worth the effort.
Anyway, that's my opinion. :)
Adam
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