On Thursday 01 October 2009 20:33:53 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > IMO e17 isn't user friendly because the e17 coders expect to much > knowledge from the users and even users with knowledge sometimes don't > like to spend too much time to set up a DE. E17 is very particular > about this. Just my impression. I guess his tone of voice was over the > shoulder, but not bad. Again just my impression.
I disagree with this statement. e17 is definitely not un-userfriendly. In fact, the level of customization that you can do with just the graphical customization dialogs is pretty extensive. The default settings are something that I don't like but it doesn't take much effort to change that. The range of customization options present allow you to make your windows behave as close as possible to how you want them to behave. So, if one doesn't want to spend time customizing, then one shouldn't complain either. You can see the amount of hard work and thought the devs have put into the configuration dialogs. I have seen these dialogs change multiple times over the years. The end result is that the dialogs fit even in very small screens (such as 640x480). Try doing the same with the configuration dialogs of other DEs. Some things such as the arrangement of modules on shelves remain the same (for me at least) irrespective of how many times I switch between a 640x480 and 1680x1050 screen. (I change my screen resolution so that I can watch *smooth* netflix video in virtualbox). Such simple things are invisible and when they "just work" no one notices. The above are just two instances that I can recall right now. Most of the time you don't even notice when things work and you are not presented with any surprises. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
