On Tue, 2016-11-08 at 05:16 -0600, Michael Catanzaro wrote: > On Tue, 2016-11-08 at 06:01 -0500, Bastien Nocera wrote: > > > > > > > > Heck, even something as simple as putting the topicon version of > > > the Fedora logo next to the clock could be an option. (I'm not a > > > designer, obviously. I'm just throwing out a straw-man for > > > discussion.) > > > > I invite you to read the archives about this trainwreck of an idea. > > About the time of the GNOME 3 release. > > I'm curious, it seems like a relatively subtle tweak, and the word > "Activites" does feel almost out of place. On the contrary. I've seen extremely non-technical users figure out on their own the "Activities" button. For example my dad, who doesn't even know he's browsing the web when he thinks all he's doing is "going to le bon coin". When I walked into the room the first time he used GNOME Shell and asked him how he managed to get where he wanted without my help, the answer was: « Well, there was nothing on the screen, but I saw"activities", so I thought that's where I needed to go to "do things", and then I saw "the orange icon to go to le bon coin" [that's how he calls Firefox] so that was it ». I'm convinced adding a logo next to the "Activities" word would have made the experience less obvious: « Is the logo the same as the "Activities" button? Do I click on "Activities" or on the logo? What does "F" stand for? Maybe I should wait until Mathieu is here before I make a mistake? » Not asking themselves all those questions means the user doesn't feel intimidated and belittled. Figuring out the interface on their own means they feel confident using their computer without external help. It means we're empowering them to do what they need. Of course, this is just anecdata, but I'm willing to bet this is something which consistently happens for beginner users. For similar reasons, there's nowhere in the top-bar where a logo wouldn't feel out of place and wouldn't make users wonder why it's there and what it does as a UI element. (is it a button? does it have a specific menu? is it a bug that it doesn't seem to have a specific menu? etc.) -- Mathieu _______________________________________________ desktop mailing list -- desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to desktop-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
