Reducing the number of key clicks isn't a gain if it means you have a much bigger list to look through. You can't measure usability purely in number of clicks, or having the categorized menu would never have been an improvement in the first place.
2009/12/18 Sriram Ramkrishna <[email protected]> > > > 2009/12/18 Mark Curtis <[email protected]> > >> Well perhaps it would be best to tackle the individual issues... >> >> >> I've linked to previous threads on my main issue with GNOME Shell >> >> >> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2009-December/msg00052.html >> >> Danté Ashton who started this particular discussion has an issue with: >> "...the user, [having] to perform three extra clicks just to do what it >> takes me one to do now?" >> >> Денис Черемисов was less descriptive in their issue(s) though. >> >> > Precisely why I took him to task. Back on topic: > > In the old method, it would take me 3 clicks to launch an application: > Applications->section->App > > so that is three clicks. > > In gnome-shell method, we have: > > * 1 click for common used apps > * 2 clicks for any other apps > > I don't consider going to the overview mode as a click. But if you did, it > would still be 2 or 3 clicks which is equivalent to the old method. > > Initially there was categories for the apps, but was changed to a flat > scheme which reduced the number of key clicks. > > sri > > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-shell-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > >
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