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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: KDE3 defaults
From:       William Leese <yatsu () wanadoo ! nl>
Date:       2003-08-17 20:18:30
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William Leese wrote:

> Allan Sandfeld Jensen wrote:
>
>> On Saturday 16 August 2003 17:21, William Leese wrote:
>>
>>> - kicker: remove Konsole icon
>>> We're trying to move the user away from the commandline, right? :)
>>
>> No we are trying to produce the most _usable_ desktop possible, and 
>> our typical users are familiar with, and uses the commandline.. In 
>> fact _we_ are the typical users of KDE.  Dont start to make the same 
>> mistakes GNOME did; KDE is not a crusade, it's about being a powerful 
>> and useful desktop.
>
> If we're trying to make the most usable desktop for ourselves then I 
> propose changing kdeskop to contain 4 embedded virtual consoles. 
> Preferably when switching a virtual desktop I'd want to see another 4 
> embedded consoles. For me that would mean 6*4 virtual consoles.
>
> I think GNOME is doing a great job in providing the majority of new 
> Linux/computer users the most usable interface possible yet providing 
> unique features only found on *nix desktops. The big difference is 
> that they are actually moving popular features into a UI that is 
> incredibly user unfriendly and because of this at some point in time 
> users might feel limited by GNOME. But what percentage of users get to 
> that point? I think it'll be pretty darn low. OTOH KDE doesn't seem to 
> care about most computer users and instead focusses on it's existing 
> userbase. 

After Aaron J. Seigo gave me a tap on the shoulder and highlighted that 
last sentence I'd like to apologize for the extreme and unfair 
generalization. The statement is based on the present discussion of this 
thread, in particulairly on Neil Stevens replies.

- wvl

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