i can have a meting any time on monay from 1- when ever and fridays from 1 to whenever. also i am new to the meeting so could someone please tell me how it works :) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Re: next meeting (Dylan McCall) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:41:18 +0100 > From: Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] next meeting > To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > As only one person responded we'll postpone the > meeting until I know that > people will actually attend :-) > > Someone suggest a time and date and let's figure > this out. > > -- > Ken > > On Tuesday 05 February 2008 12:16:13 Kenneth Wimer > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > We are slightly overdue for the next meeting. I > suggest this Friday at > > 20:00 UTC. Is this too soon for anyone? Too > early/late? Ideas? > > > > Items for discussion are: > > > > 1) recent wallpaper submissions, testing by > inclusion in the next build, > > etc. > > > > 2) 2D icons: currently underway, I am leaning > towards using the simple 2D > > version for several reasons. Let's discuss this > and find a way to move > > forward. > > > > 3) Testing the clear looks theme, adding to next > build. > > > > ...more to come > > > > > > -- > > Kenneth > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:02:47 +0000 > From: Greg K Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [ubuntu-art] The desktop as a folder (Re: > next meeting) > To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > (Warning: the following is a personal example with > no real point to make :) ) > > > The only reason to store something on the desktop > is if you can't be > > bothered to put it where it's meant to go. > Ideally everything should be > > in the home folder, rather than split across a > locations. > > Yeah; that's why I use my desktop as a folder for > incoming files (i.e. > downloads) and stuff I'm currently working on ? > anything that isn't > finished and/or has yet to be filed away or deleted. > Most of the time > it's empty (so my lovely wallpaper is unmolested). > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:52:35 +0000 > From: "Webmaster, Jhnet.co.uk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] next meeting > To: "Discussion on Ubuntu artwork" > <ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I do not think removing the desktop as a junk store > is a good idea: think > about a real desk top (the top of a desk!!) - when > you are working on > something, it, along with the other bits and pieces > are placed over your > desk, along with a scattering of tools (pens, > pencils etc). The desktop as a > temporary junk store is a good way of doing things > for a lot of people (and > since when was Linux about forcing people to do > something!). > > The proposition of a new menu is a good idea however > I do not like the menus > that people are coming out with that work like the > SuSE/KDE4/Vista menus - > how is it possibly a good idea to 1) Have a programs > list that *SCROLLS*, 2) > Have all the programs at the top of the menu (when > you open the menu by > clicking something underneath it). Sure we need a > better system but whatever > is invented should not be a traditional pop up menu. > What would probably be > a very good idea is a task bar widget that displays > your most frequently > used/last used programs as shortcut icons next to > the traditional menus. > This means that it is accessible to newcomers > because they don't need to > actively do something to put the icons there, adds > the functionality of a > recently used list (which KDE has had for eons), but > most importantly it > gives *single click* access to programs! > > The reason I am so keen on clinging on to the old > classic menu is that the > gnome menu is almost completely organized in a > useful manner. This is a > great advantage to new users because it means > finding things is simple. Also > it means that finding that new program you just > installed is much simpler. > This (automatically) well organized menu is > something that KDE, Windows and > Mac do not have and in my eyes it is a massive > advantage and not one that > should be thrown away in exchange for a recently > used list. (Notice I said > in exchange for not as well as: adding recently used > functionality to the > menu would be a good step too!) > > Just a few ideas > > Jonathan > > > On 08/02/2008, Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > As only one person responded we'll postpone the > meeting until I know that > > people will actually attend :-) > > > > Someone suggest a time and date and let's figure > this out. > > > > -- > > Ken > > > > On Tuesday 05 February 2008 12:16:13 Kenneth Wimer > wrote: > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! 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