Re: [desktop] why kde and gnome's menu situation sucks
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 21:57:12 -0400
Luke Seubert <ls.maillist@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hmm, that might be doable. It does add more complexity for the folks
> working on the backend of all this stuff. And it adds another
> slightly complicated question during install time possibily -
> "Attention User - Do you want both Gnome and KDE apps showing up in
> your Menu?" While this question would be meant to help the clueless
> newbie achieve a simpler GUI after install, the question could be
> horribly confusing and nonsensical for said newbie.
>
> Is there a good alternative way to accomplish your suggestion that I
> am too tired to think of right now?
How about this? Instead of the usual bland "KControl" or "Gnome
Control (whatever)" menu entry, put in a more descriptive "Configure
KDE programs" or "Configure Gnome applications". This is likely to
confuse users no more than an entry for "Configure Desktop." Note that
some Debian-shipped window managers, like fluxbox or Widowmaker, already
don't have a a KDE or Gnome menu. You might also consider looking toward
Redhat's unified desktop scheme (Redhat 8.0 psyche) which had some KDE
hackers seeing red.
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