On 1/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I have a few suggestions I would like to raise that would possibly make GNOME > more usable. > > 1. Currently, the MOTD (Message of the Day) is not displayed upon logging > into GNOME. As Linux purports to be a networked, multi-user system, this > needs to be amended. A function for root to turn this on and off as required > would be great.
Add zenity --info --text="`cat /etc/motd `" to user's session. Done. ;) > 2. I really like the spatial navigation mode of Nautilus and strongly feel > that this should remain the default. However, I am aware of the controversy > this has generated. For those preferring file browser mode, has a Mac OS X > style "column" view been considered, whereby, when navigating the directory > structure, each subdirectory "spills out" into the next column to the left, > pushing the oldest column off screen? I am sorry that I cannot describe this > more clearly but I am sure that those familiar with OS X will know what I > mean. The pathbar in the browser mode implements a somewhat similar functionality, though it doesn't show the folders at the same time. > 3. You may find this suggestion a little controversial but can I suggest > that, whilst we retain Nautilus for file navigation, a second tool for > advanced file manipulation also be built. I envisage that Nautilus would > still be used by the majority of people the majority of the time for all of > the functions it is currently needed for. [snip power-user-file-manager-wishlist] Indeed some renaming utility could be useful (image galleries belong to image mangement utilities like f-spot IMO), as would many others. There's the nautilus scripting framework to implement these, so I don't think a complete power tool would be necessary. -- Kalle Vahlman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Powered by http://movial.fi Interesting stuff at http://syslog.movial.fi _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
