Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-04 Thread Adam Williamson
On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 03:15, Jason Straight wrote: I agree, I could see if it were somehow going to add functionality, but I really don't see the value in branding a login. It's rarely seen, and the Login screen is quite often seen on most people's machines, because they shut them down

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-04 Thread Thierry Vignaud
Adam Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree, I could see if it were somehow going to add functionality, but I really don't see the value in branding a login. It's rarely seen, and the Login screen is quite often seen on most people's machines, and if it was not, we would not have

[Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Jason Straight
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Now that I feel mandrake has done the politically correct thing by not taking away our choice, I'd like to know more about mdkkdm and what it's plans are? One suggestion, move it to another name so it can be installed alongside kdebase-kdm, so

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Laurent Montel
Le Monday 03 February 2003 15:39, Jason Straight a écrit : Now that I feel mandrake has done the politically correct thing by not taking away our choice, I'd like to know more about mdkkdm and what it's plans are? One suggestion, move it to another name so it can be installed alongside

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Gregory K. Meyer
--- On Mon 02/03, Laurent Montel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le Monday 03 February 2003 15:39, Jason Straight a écrit : Now that I feel mandrake has done the politically correct thing by not It is not the politically correct thing, it is the right thing. taking away our choice, I'd

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread scott chevalley
Laurent Montel wrote: Le Monday 03 February 2003 15:39, Jason Straight a écrit : Now that I feel mandrake has done the politically correct thing by not taking away our choice, I'd like to know more about mdkkdm and what it's plans are? One suggestion, move it to another name so it can be

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Guy.Bormann
On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Gregory K. Meyer wrote: --- On Mon 02/03, Laurent Montel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le Monday 03 February 2003 15:39, Jason Straight a écrit : [snip] New kdm is a just a redesign of kdm. It's a lot of work to redesign the UI of something that is very nice already. I

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Buchan Milne
scott chevalley wrote: I took a look at it last night and I immediately felt I knew the reason behind the redesign: Newbies. If you stand back and look at it from the right perspective, it looks like an attempt to copy the XP login manager, only instead of having the Icon's and names on the

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Teletchéa Stéphane
Le lun 03/02/2003 à 16:51, scott chevalley a écrit : * Don't make the any of the buttons at the bottom of the dialog have focus. This way enter won't reboot or halt the computer. I agree on that * If possible, make an option to have the names and icons drawn on the

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Buchan Milne
Teletchéa Stéphane wrote: Le lun 03/02/2003 à 16:51, scott chevalley a écrit : * In keeping with recent discussions on switching users, one thing XP does that this login manager is ideal for is showing who's logged in already and if there are programs running for that user.

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
Chmouel reading this long thread about mdkkdm and thinking : 'hey guys give Laurent the time to finish his program and make noise after'

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Buchan Milne
Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: Chmouel reading this long thread about mdkkdm and thinking : 'hey guys give Laurent the time to finish his program and make noise after' Sure, but then maybe Laurent misses on some issues, and gives no idea of what he is doing, and we end up with something that has

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Adam Williamson
On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 16:47, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: Chmouel reading this long thread about mdkkdm and thinking : 'hey guys give Laurent the time to finish his program and make noise after' I don't think anyone minds Laurent finishing it, so long as it's separate from kdm. What people were

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread David Walser
--- Chmouel Boudjnah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chmouel reading this long thread about mdkkdm and thinking : 'hey guys give Laurent the time to finish his program and make noise after' Perhaps he could have given himself more time, and waited until it was in a more finished state before

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
David Walser [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Perhaps he could have given himself more time, and waited until it was in a more finished state before uploading. Rather than uploading an unfinished/crappy thing that makes everybody scream bloody murder. Example: the patience GC had for getting

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Ben Reser
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 05:47:14PM +0100, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: Chmouel reading this long thread about mdkkdm and thinking : 'hey guys give Laurent the time to finish his program and make noise after' I think the whole thing is laughable. Mandrake whines about not having enough money to

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Jason Straight
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 03 February 2003 10:00 pm, Ben Reser wrote: I think the whole thing is laughable. Mandrake whines about not having enough money to support their developers. But then goes and redevelopes the proverbial wheel. There are tons of things

Re: [Cooker] mdkkdm - project goals? (So we can help)

2003-02-03 Thread Brad Chamberlin
On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 22:00, Ben Reser wrote: 'hey guys give Laurent the time to finish his program and make noise after' I think the whole thing is laughable. Mandrake whines about not having enough money to support their developers. But then goes and redevelopes the proverbial wheel.