Re: Workspaces [Re: [Usability] nautilus, panel, and metacity not acting as if the desktop was a single entity]

[BJörn Lindqvist <bjourne gmail com>]

> Going a little futher offtopic (like everyone else) I want to point out
> that I *never* use workspaces.  At this stage it has nearly become a
> matter of usability principles.  As far as I am concerned you have gone
> beyond the ordinary user when you start using Workspaces and you are in
> power user territority.  Power users need usability work too but their
> requirements tend more towards efficiency and flexibility than quick,
> easy, and memorable, which more oridinary users need.

I agree and I guess that categorizes me as a power user because I use
workspaces all the time. If GNOME got rid of workspaces I would be
forced to switch to another DE because to me they are crucial. On the
other hand, I have watched plenty of newbie Linux users and they
doesn't get it. I show them how to use workspaces and how you can
organize windows so you don't have to have 20 windows in the taskbar.
It seems like the concept, in the way it is currently implemented, is
much to advanced for ordinary users.

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mvh Björn