On Thu, 2011-07-14 at 12:53 -0700, James McKenzie wrote: > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Frantisek Hanzlik <franta@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Tim wrote: > >> I don't... They all (Linux too) seem to be heading for being some sort > >> of iPad clone. Being all the more inappropriate for trying to use a > >> touch-screen type of interface, when you don't have a touch-screen. > >> > >> They're also being painful as far as multi-tasking is concerned. > >> Wacking great big oversized GUIs for things, so you can't use two or > >> three applications side by side. You have to window shuffle. > >> > >> Starting things from the icons on the desktop background, so you have to > >> get your windows out of the way to get to the icons. Having to search > >> for your program, because there isn't a structured menu (either one > >> that's categorised, or one that doesn't keep re-arranging the order that > >> things and jumbled together). > > > > This is exactly one what I think about Gnome 3 - maybe good for > > PADs, but tedious for power desktop users with many installed and > > simultaneously running apps. > > Golden Gnome 2! > > Gnome 2 is now offically dead. > > Now, back to what I said earlier. YOU, the Linux user, have a CHOICE > of desktop/window managers. YOU should avail yourself of this > feature. If you want to 'resurect' Gnome2, you are more than welcome > to. It is after all, GPL/LGPL licensed and you should be free to spin > off whatever you want. However, do not expect the Gnome support team > to help in your efforts. > > For all concerned: The goal behind some of the moves you folks see in > desktops is to move more users to Linux vice 'that other stuff'. This > means making things familiar to those folks. I really would like for > the old projects to be continued for us older 'power users' and new > desktops to be introduced for those who need/desire those features. I > did not like what happened when Windows95 introduced the 'Start' > button feature. Over the years, I grew used to this. I still think > that the idea is 'stupid' but I now understand why this happened. And > I was and remain a command line power guru. > > James McKenzie I agree with you that Gnome2 is dead but someone has to explain why a feature like holding the ALT key is necessary to power off in the User Menu. It seems to me there was room in the original list for a Power off option. I think that there is general agreement among the majority of F15 users other than the Gnome developers that there are aspects of Gnome3 that are just plain screwy. -- ======================================================================= A gift of a flower will soon be made to you. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
