Aw: Re: Default settings for 4.4

[timystery at arcor.de]

Benedikt Meurer wrote:
>
> Jannis Pohlmann wrote:
> >>>>I'd suggest for the bottom panel:
> >>>>
> >>>>1st) Launcher
> >>>>  - Homedir
> >>>>  - Terminal
> >>>
> >>>I'd vote for a separate launcher for the Terminal, as I use it more
> >>>than any other app, though, I suppose, the average, non-techie wont.
> >>
> >>The default should be in submenu, IMHO, as most people won't need
> >>Terminal very often.
> > 
> > I disagree at this point. Terminals have a high importance on any Linux
> > or Unix machines. And even though these platforms become more and more
> > popular, most users make heavy use of terminal emulators - with the
> > exception of my girlfriend perhaps.
> 
> I'd say that these users are able to add a separate launcher. ;-)
> 
> The question seems to be: How many of the existing/new Xfce users
> use/will use a terminal?

You're right, experienced users customize anyway, and unexperienced like most of our girlfriends do not even know what a terminal or a terminal emulator is.

But unexperienced users do like menus, as far as i could observe and I doubt many of them will right-click onto the desktop.

Perhaps this is the point to think about what kinds of users are expected to use Xfce 4.4 and how they might use it; what kinds of users are disliked and therefore do not need to be considered (e.g. the " I need graphical miracles" ones). Then it should be much easier to find out, which layout is best.

> 
> > - Jannis
> 
> Benedikt


Fabian