Richard Elling <Richard.Elling at Sun.COM> writes: > Calum Benson wrote: >> On 11 Apr 2008, at 08:50, Calum Benson wrote: >> >>> Just realised I forgot to post the results-- been a bit distracted >>> with the CHI conference in Florence this week. >>> >>> The result of the vote was: >>> >>> 1. Bottom panel+launch menu: 25 (42.4%) >>> 2. Option 1 + side lancher panel: 4 (6.8%) >>> 3. Top panel with menubar and side launcher panel: 4 (6.8%) >>> 4. Top and bottom panels with menu bar: 26 (44.1%) >>> >>> 15 people also added comments, which I haven't read yet and may >>> obviously have some further insight... will digest those when I get >>> home. >>> >> >> So, in the interests of transparency, below are those comments, >> categorised by which selection each commenter made. >> >> My interpretation of the feedback would be: >> >> * The GNOME default panel configuration (top and bottom with main >> menu) seems to be just as popular as the 'JDS' configuration (bottom >> panel with launch menu). Other than any reasons that the folks >> responsible for branding might yet come up with, IMHO there's no >> overwhelming reason not to keep going with the GNOME default for >> Indiana, as we've done in the preview releases up to now. >> >> * Given the 50/50 split between the two most popular choices, we >> probably ought to consider adding a simple first-time-login layout >> chooser. (Given the timescales, this would most likely have to happen >> post-1.0, though.) >> > > No, please, no! Don't ask any more questions! Every question is an > opportunity for someone to be confused and complain that it is too > complex. KISS. They can always change it in the preferences later.
I would agree, and say the obvious choice, unless I've missed something, is to leave things as they are now, while making a final decision. I agree that asking questions is bad, especially unfamaliar questions, and beyond that, questions about something the user can trivally change to match their own desires. It's a default, you're not engraving it onto the users forehead, or anything of similar permanence. -- Rich
