On 31/12/2007, Daniel Stonier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tyranny of the majority - I like that! Or like to fight against it anyway! > > I love E's philosophy in allowing the user to choose the style they > want. Too often 'hidden' functionalities become neglected and > subsequently either impossible or a very inconvenient to change in > systems that decided to obscure them for simplicity. > > On 31/12/2007, Ethan Grammatikidis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sorry to say that my first response to this was "Oh no, not another > > blog to keep up with," or words to that effect. The content of that post is > > clearly written and quite well thought out, but it would be easier to > > discuss the points if they were in 8 to 12 separate bug reports. When > > several issues are all put together, only 2 or 3 of them will ever be > > discussed! Bug reports also offer the facility to track the resolution of > > each issue separately; meaning everyone interested in the issue can easily > > see which ones have been fixed & which ones haven't. > > > > With all that said, most of the points themselves are very logical. I'll > > confine my comments to point 7 and the one paragraph that really bothered > > me: > > > > > Fight against each useless option. An option that influences "something", > > > but has no real benefit for the user should be discussed again. It's not > > > a shame to remove an option that (nearly) nobody uses! > > > > One word: NOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo............. > > I switched to Linux in 1999, feeling very strongly about a couple of > > issues. I knew nothing about licenses and the motives behind them, nothing > > about the unethical practices considered normal in the software businesses; > > what I knew and cared about was that I was expected to use a GUI that was > > designed with no thought to what I was comfortable with! I don't know if > > you have heard the phrase "tyranny of the majority"? Tyranny of the > > majority is what happens when those in control decides that because "hardly > > anybody" needs a certain something, nobody needs that something. If "nearly > > nobody" uses something, that means that some people do, and chances are > > they use it for a good reason. In my case, funnily enough, matters > > pertaining to stacking order and focus were a significant part of my hate > > for Windows in 1999. I was delighted when I found I could have window focus > > entirely independent of the stacking order, amongst other issues... > > > > > > On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:54:11 +0100 > > Andreas Volz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Since the last months I noticed that E17 is becoming really stable from > > > the technical side. Thanks for this great window manager! > > > > > > But on the other side I noticed that the configuration usability is > > > sometimes a nightmare. The topics are sometimes to big to write them > > > into a single bug report. Because of this I decided to write a blog > > > entry about E17 usability. If you like we could discuss below the > > > article or here about my points. These are only my two cents, but I > > > think maybe someone else could have the same problems. > > > > > > Here is the link to my blog: > > > http://andreasvolz.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > And here a link to this special article: > > > http://andreasvolz.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/e17-window-manipulation-and-configuration-nightmare/ > > > > > > I don't like to flame anyone with my ideas. I hope you see it as useful > > > help. Currently I'm to busy in my job to participate more in E17 > > > development. But perhaps I'm able to help with some usability articles. > > > > > > regards > > > Andreas > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > enlightenment-devel mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > > enlightenment-devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > > >
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