Re: Bug#361418: Debian menu and the Apps/Science section

[Carlo Segre <segre@iit.edu>]

On Tue, 16 May 2006, JD Rogers wrote:

> That said, I think we should not overly subdivide. If the menu depth
> gets too large, we will be spending more time clicking menu levels
> than scanning a menu list for the app name. For example in my
> experience, I may have a couple of astronomy apps, but rarely 50
> installed on any one system. I doubt many users will want to click
> Apps -> Science -> Astronomy -> Cosmology to get a list containing 1
> cosmology program that is installed. Same for other fields of science.
>
> How many of us actually have more than 5-10 apps installed for a given field?

I second this idea.  I like to have all the applications I use frequently 
in the same section (Science).  I routinely use physics and chemistry 
programs and I only see myself wasting time in clicking down a huge menu 
tree.

Cheers,

Carlo

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