On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:33:09 -0500 HggdH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I've never actually seen a Windows user use it. They usually seem to >> prefer hunting through the Start Menu, except when tech support tells >> them to go to the Run thing and type "cmd" and hit Enter. > >Well, I have seen it in use, a lot of times. It usually happens when an >admin comes to an user system and, instead of wasting time digging in >through the user's customisations, we go straight to the kill. > >So, if you are talking about *end* users, casual users, then yes, you >are absolutely right. They would not understand the Run thingy even if >it bit them. As an extension, if we are building an system for the >naive, casual users, then we should not have such an entry in the menu. > >If, on the other hand, we a re building a system to be used by all, I >see no reason *NOT* to have it. > >And this is not because another OS has it, its because it is useful. > Does Gnome not have something like Katapult? That would seem to make this kind of discussion irrelevant.
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