On 7/12/05, Horst von Brand <vonbrand@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Right. And changing the desktop background is a regular operation, > /absolutely requiring/ an entry there. Since changing the desktop wallpaper is sort of inherently a "desktop" operation, you are after all manipulating the "desktop" with that command, it seems perfectly logical to me to expose that operation via interaction with context menu on the "desktop". Just like I expect gnome-terminal to have some "terminal" operations in its right-click menu of the "terminal". I expect to have "desktop" operations in the context menu of the "desktop" If there were more "desktop" manipulation operations competing for space in the menus then you could have a nice lively discussion about the relative merits of how to expose specific operations as context menu items. But there aren't that many desktop specific operations to choose from really. At most there is room to discuss the inclusion of creating a new server connection to parallel the new folder and file creation, but I honestly can't think of any other desktop specific operation that manipulates the appearence and contents of the desktop. I don't really think opening any specific app being it a terminal or xchat or a web browser or email or whatever... is inherently a "desktop" operation. If the desktop is suppose have an open terminal item in its context menu.. then my web browser could also have an open terminal right click item and so could my mail client. My mouse spends more time hovering over an email or web page than it does hovering over blank desktop. Hell,... make "open a terminal" a standard item in every context and File menu for all gtk apps, if getting access to a terminal is really more important than getting access to any other application that lives in the menus or as laucher panel items. In fact, forget the terminal.... how about we hardwire gtk to make "open emacs" the top listing in every menu. > > Oh, come on. Sure, GUIs /can/ be used in a just-point&drool way, but the > commands are what makes *ix powerful. Then use the menus or set the keyboard binding to launch the terminal. There's no reason that "powerful" commands need to be accessible via the desktop context menu... by default. -jef -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
