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Subject: Fw: My wishlist (fwd)
From: "Mathieu Gauthier-Pilote" <coolmathieu () home ! com>
Date: 1999-12-25 21:51:50
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Hope it's the right e-mail address this time. ;-)
To Nils:
I'm from Québec, I am a Québécois. We are not exactly neighbours ;-) But
one day, all nations of the world will be united in a
europeen-union-like-kinda-union and we'll all be neighbours. ;-)
To everybody else + Nils: Joyeux Noel, Merry Christmas!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nils Jeppe" <nils@jeppe.de>
> To: "Mathieu Gauthier-Pilote" <coolmathieu@home.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: My wishlist (fwd)
>
>
> >
> > Hi again,
> >
> > Oh no problem at all ;-)
> >
> > Your name's french, right? Are you actually in France? (I guess you
could
> > be in Quebec or whereever...)
> >
> > I'm in Germany, maybe we're neighbours? ;-)
> >
> > Nils
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Mathieu Gauthier-Pilote wrote:
> >
> > > Oups! I just replied without thinking it was a mailing list ;-)
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Nils Jeppe" <nils@jeppe.de>
> > > To: "Gnome GUI list" <gnome-gui-list@gnome.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 2:24 PM
> > > Subject: My wishlist (fwd)
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Folks,
> > > >
> > > > Hi Mathieu,
> > > >
> > > > I presume this wasn't supposed to go to me privately ;-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > By the way: Merry Xmas (or whatever you celebrate) & happy new year,
I
> am
> > > > off to my vacation now, I'll see ya'll next year if the world
doesn't
> > > > come to an end ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Nils
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste.
> > > > http://nils.jeppe.de/ - Alternative email: nils@work.de
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > > Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 14:12:27 -0700
> > > > From: Mathieu Gauthier-Pilote <coolmathieu@home.com>
> > > > To: Nils Jeppe <nils@jeppe.de>
> > > > Subject: My wishlist
> > > >
> > > > Here are some of the improvements I'd like to see in GNOME 2.0:
> > > >
> > > > Note: If some problems are already addressed, just ignore my
comments.
> ;-)
> > > >
> > > > GNOME UI Improvements
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Drawers:
> > > > 1. Make the menus of drawers always on top like the other menus.
> > > > 2. Make the objects (i.e. icons) dragged over a closed drawer open
the
> > > > drawer after 2-3 sec.
> > > >
> > > > Terminal:
> > > > 1. Make the GNOME Terminal be the default term, when xterm is not
> present.
> > > > (more of a distro specific problem I guess )
> > > > 2. Have a configuration option to setup a default directory when
> opening a
> > > > terminal window. (I.e. home directory)
> > > >
> > > > Applets:
> > > > 1. Give official names to all GNOME applets (other than the name of
> the
> > > > executable ;-). Example: CPULoad becomes GNOME CPU Load Monitor.
> > > >
> > > > Control Center:
> > > > 1. Add a Tool or Utility menu from where you can launch other common
> > > > configuration programs. Examples: LinuxConf, XF86Setup etc. There
> could
> > > be
> > > > a better alternative: Integrate Linuxconf into the Control Center. I
> know
> > > > the guy who made the GNOME front-end to it thought it would be the
> best
> > > > solution if more programmers were involed...
> > > >
> > > > Menu Editor:
> > > > 1. Make it part of the Control Center.
> > > > 2. A double-click on an item launches the application.
> > > > 3. Allow selection of multiple items, so that blocks of them can be
> moved
> > > > around quite easily.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Nils Jeppe" <nils@jeppe.de>
> > > > To: "Gnome GUI list" <gnome-gui-list@gnome.org>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 1:51 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: ICQ clients
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Michael T. Babcock wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > preferences window then gone to just making a capplet. It might
> be an
> > > > idea
> > > > > > for Gnome to have a user application configuration system that
> allows
> > > > users
> > > > > > to access their preferences for programs without loading those
> > > programs
> > > > (like
> > > > > > the Internet options in Windows which are really Internet
> Explorer's
> > > > options
> > > > > > ... etc.).
> > > > >
> > > > > I am unsure about this... I think we should probably encourage the
> > > re-use
> > > > > of userwide "generic setting", otherwise all programs should
> probably
> > > > > contain their specific setting dialogues.. Usually you'll change
an
> apps
> > > > > settings while you work with it anyway, and then loading up the
> > > > > "applications center" isn't really easier to use.
> > > > >
> > > > > Either that, or copy the "Applications" subtree concept from kde
;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > > We (Sean and I) both hate the GTK+ tree widget. Its ugly and
not
> very
> > > > nice
> > > > > > to work with. We might go the whole 9 yards and make a
derivative
> > > > widget
> > > > > > from it, but the finder-look is what we want, not the [+]'s and
> lines
> > > > > > everywhere. If this were more themable, that'd be fine too
(maybe
> it
> > > is
> > > > and
> > > > > > no-one's bothered; I'm not a theme designer).
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't know, I am neutral on the tree widget (there seem to be
two
> > > > > implementations anyway, gaim uses two different types). However,
I'd
> > > > > advise you to change the arrows to something more "intuitive". kfm
> uses
> > > > > similar arrows, I think, and I always hated working with them. -/+
> is
> > > > > traditional/easy enough, but arrow down/arrow right doesn't strike
> me as
> > > > > overly good choices ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > No I am not sure what you could use instead ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Nils
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste.
> > > > > http://nils.jeppe.de/ - Alternative email: nils@work.de
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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> > >
> >
> > --
> > Allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste.
> > http://nils.jeppe.de/ - Alternative email: nils@work.de
> >
> >
>
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