Re: [Usability] Default Panel Layout

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Luis Villa wrote:

> Subject: Re: [Usability] Default Panel Layout

> > > >  - We've nautilus and terminal launchers on the panel by default
> > > >    instead of evo and epiphany
> > >
> > > Should we 'fix' that? Certainly we're trying to downplay the terminal..
> >
> > I agree. Could you please open a bug about it? :-)
>
> Done:
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307626
>
> > > >  - The system tray doesn't appear on the either of the default panels
> > > >    (apparently)
> > >
> > > Ditto- this one seems particularly bad, in fact.
> >
> > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103223

I agree in the strongest possible terms the terminal shortcut should be
removed.  We fail as a Graphical User Interface and Desktop Enviroment if
ordinary users are forced to use the command line.

I expect it will be mildly annoying for more experienced users to add a
terminal shortcut to their panel (if their .login doesn't already open a
terminal for them) but if any of us feel ourselves reaching for the
terminal - instead of eating our own dogfood - it may indicate missing
functionality or something needs to be improved.

For what it is worth I like my panel to include Show Desktop and a link to
my Home directory (and a bunch of other junk not worth mentioning).

I notice how in the bug report how the shortcuts are described as
$WEB_BROWSER.  The shortcuts in each case are set by the distributor to a
different hardcoded browser rather than say some kind of link to start
whatever has been set in gnome-default-applications-properties as the
default $WEB_BROWSER.

Sincerely

- Alan Horkan.