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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Recents apps in KDE menu confusing for users.
From:       William Leese <yatsu () wanadoo ! nl>
Date:       2003-08-10 18:59:15
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Simon Edwards wrote:

>A: Floppy
>C: My Computer
>D: CDROM
>E: Data
>N: Network Share
>
>A,D,E and N hold the user's data on floppy, cdrom, network share etc. C:\My 
>Documents\ acts as the user's home dir, and even has a reasonable name. The 
>OS is hidden away under C:\Windows. User data files are well within reach.
>
>Now compare that to a linux box:
>
>bin/   dev/  home/    lib/  opt/   root/  tmp/  var/
>boot/  etc/  initrd/  mnt/  proc/  sbin/  usr/
>
>Which one is easier for the average user? Where's the network drive and the 
>CDROM? What is all this junk?
>
>  
>
The names do not matter. Afterall, why would a normal user have to 
browse anything other than their home directory? You'll likely find that 
every reason a user might want to has to do with a faulty configuration, 
something that shouldn't be dealt with by the user anyway.. in the ideal 
world.

- wvl


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