On Mon, 2010-09-13 at 09:33 +0300, Nicu Buculei wrote: > On 09/11/2010 10:50 PM, Sebastian Dziallas wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Nicu Buculei wrote: > >> -1 to having application icons on the desktop, they are in the menu and > >> if the users want them on the desktop, it is trivial. > > > > I added this icon in the first place to enable people to access > > further resources. I feel that Mo's introduction of Inkscape to > > students is a resource we should link to (for those who don't know: > > http://opensource.com/education/10/4/introducing-open-source-middle-school). > > I'd like to see us expanding that - whether these links should be on > > the desktop or in the browser or some other place is certainly > > debatable, though. :) > > IMO, a default cluttered desktop makes us feel like OEMs adding tons of > crapware on their Windows pre-installs. I think as Sebastian mentioned, they are there because I've been using the spin primarily for teaching students (some quite young) Inkscape and other free graphics tools. I'm starting a new program next month with the Girl Scouts in Boston. The reason is primarily so the students see right away what apps they are supposed to use, but I think if we can do custom menus maybe that would be better than desktop icons? Eg. I think some of the tools show up in accessories, some in office, some in graphics, some in sound & video. It might be nicer to have a designer-centric menu layout? There is also a folder on the desktop with desktop icons to link out to tutorials. I wish there was a better way to present these; would be nice if they could be linked from within the specific apps. ~m _______________________________________________ design-team mailing list design-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
