On 14 Mar 2006, at 02:44, David-John Burrowes wrote: > > Yet, Calum (and perhaps Frank?) have at least implied that there's > been > a different model underlying some of this design in the past. > Perhaps this was a model of absolute non-commitment "We reserve the > right to change the apps under these names at any time. We promise > some > kind of web browser functionality, but not exactly what".
There's certainly been an element of that... our default browser has already changed from Mozilla to Firefox over the lifetime of JDS, and our default mail client /may/ change from Evolution to Thunderbird-- that's still TBD I believe. Another (possible) consideration is that the JDS user is free to change their "preferred" web browser, or email client, or text editor, or terminal. By presenting a generic name on the menu, we have the opportunity to have that menu item associated with the user's preferred application for that task. (Admittedly, we don't / currently/ do this...) Cheeri, Calum. -- CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland mailto:calum.benson at sun.com Java Desktop System Team http://blogs.sun.com/calum +353 1 819 9771 Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems
