[ubuntu-art] next meeting

[Greg K Nicholson]

On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 14:52 +0000, Webmaster, Jhnet.co.uk wrote:
> 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).
...
> most frequently used/last used programs as shortcut icons next to the
> traditional menus.
...
> most importantly it gives *single click* access to programs!

This sounds somewhat like Symphony OS's Mezzo desktop
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzo_(desktop_environment) ) and gOS's
approach (though the latter seems less well-thought-out).

> 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 was one of the things that attracted me from Windows to Gnome.

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Greg K Nicholson