On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Mark Phalan <mbp at opensolaris.org> wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-03-12 at 16:16 +0000, Calum Benson wrote: > > We're starting to document what the default desktop configuration for > > the Indiana 1.0 release should be, and naturally we'd like your > > feedback. > > > > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/desktop/uispecs/indiana-uispec/ > > > > Right now it only covers panel and menu layout; more sections will be > > added over the next couple of days. However, I'm sure there's plenty > > for you to get your teeth into already, e.g.: > > > > - One panel or two? > > - Launch menu or Apps/Places/System menu? > > - What applets/launchers on panels by default? > > This may have been brought up before... > > Why is thunderbird given higher visibility (by being in the panel) over > evolution - the default gnome mail app? > > Why do we ship two mail clients which cover basically the same > functionality? I'd draw the parallel here between epiphany - the default > gnome web browser and firefox.
That has always flabbergasted me as well. Most users are going to be more familiar with Evolution (since it is "like MS Outlook") than Thunderbird. Though I suppose that depends on whether you are talking about Linux users or users from other platforms. -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." - Robert Orben
