menu categories [open question for users]
Cory K.
coryisatm at nc.rr.com
Fri Jul 6 23:54:58 BST 2007
Oscar wrote:
> Hola Luis,
> I'd rename the "Sound editing" menu to something more generic like
> "Audio Production" (you can't edit anything with qsynth for example).
That could work.
> OTOH I think apps for average users like VLC, XMMS, Rythmbox, Totem,
> etc... should be clearly separated from the "audio production" apps.
They will be. See here: http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/4959/menujj8.png
>
>
> Saludossss
>
>
>
> 2007/7/6, Luis de Bethencourt <bethencourt at gmail.com
> <mailto:bethencourt at gmail.com>>:
>
> I'm opening it for ideas for 2 weeks, the 20th of July I will
> package/upload the new version and it will be late for new ideas.
>
> So start throwing them now!
>
> Luis de Bethencourt
>
> On 7/6/07, Cory K. < coryisatm at nc.rr.com
> <mailto:coryisatm at nc.rr.com>> wrote:
> > I'd like to see some more chat/thoughts from users on this one. :)
> > Remember, you guys will have to use this like we will. With this
> thread
> > we're giving you a chance to voice your thoughts. Take advantage
> of it.
> >
> > -Cory
> >
> > Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
> > > We got some menu category organization...
> > > check this forum thread to see how it now works and to
> download the
> > > deb to use it.
> > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=474628
> > >
> > > Luis de Bethencourt
> > >
> > > On 6/6/07, Luis de Bethencourt < bethencourt at gmail.com
> <mailto:bethencourt at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Jacbo's proposal seams to be good, but I will give this
> thread a few
> > >> more days to see if anyone proposes something different and
> we can
> > >> decide.
> > >>
> > >> About what Oscar said, after we make the categories we can
> decide were
> > >> some "in the middle" apps fall. And the keeping the "sound &
> video"
> > >> and adding other, it's not going to happen, because (a) it is
> > >> confusing for the user; (b) with how the gnome menu system it
> wouldn't
> > >> work.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for the help, keep posting!
> > >>
> > >> Luis de Bethencourt
> > >>
> > >> On 6/6/07, Oscar <spacepluk at gmail.com
> <mailto:spacepluk at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>> That would be a nice structure for the menus, but there are
> lots of apps
> > >>> that will fall in several of these categories. Personally, I
> would be happy
> > >>> with just a Pro-audio menu with all
> music-production-related-apps inside it.
> > >>> And letting the Sound & Video menu alone with standard
> ubuntu's 'user'
> > >>> multimedia apps like XMMS, VLC, etc.
> > >>>
> > >>> Saludosss
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> PS: excuse my english
> > >>>
> > >>> 2007/6/6, Jacob Creedon <jcreedon at gmail.com
> <mailto:jcreedon at gmail.com>>:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Video and Audio definitely should be in separate
> categories. Video has few
> > >>>>
> > >>> enough programs to be a single menu on it's own, but Audio
> is another story.
> > >>> There are more audio programs than both graphics and video
> combined, so I've
> > >>> divided my audio programs into the following categories:
> > >>>
> > >>>> -Recording/Editing (I can only think of one, maybe two,
> pieces of
> > >>>>
> > >>> recording software that doesn't also edit)
> > >>>
> > >>>> -Sequencing
> > >>>> -Synthesizers
> > >>>> -Effects and Signal Processing
> > >>>> -Other/Misc
> > >>>> And then I have a playback category, but it includes both
> audio and video
> > >>>>
> > >>> playback applications.
> > >>>
> > >>>> On the subject of application launchers... There are a few
> GUI programs
> > >>>>
> > >>> that have to be started from the command-line that are
> semi-ignored
> > >>> (timemachine and meterbridge come to mind). It would be nice
> to have a
> > >>> launcher that would open a terminal and print the usage for
> the command so
> > >>> that people can work from there. Or maybe that would be too
> cluttery.
> > >>>
> > >>>> Jake
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 6/5/07, Luis de Bethencourt <bethencourt at gmail.com
> <mailto:bethencourt at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> I made the following question to developers... but we
> think it woulI'ved
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> be nice to have some user feedback on this one.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> YOU can help decide how the next release of Ubuntu Studio
> is going to
> > >>>>> be, so please do!
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Luis de Bethencourt
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > >>>>> From: Luis de Bethencourt <bethencourt at gmail.com
> <mailto:bethencourt at gmail.com> >
> > >>>>> Date: May 16, 2007 11:27 PM
> > >>>>> Subject: menu categories
> > >>>>> To: ubuntustudio at lists.ubuntustudio.org
> <mailto:ubuntustudio at lists.ubuntustudio.org>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Hey guys,
> > >>>>> Right now in Ubuntu Studio's menu we have a huge "Sound
> and Video"
> > >>>>> category. Were to grab for example xmms, you have to
> scroll down for a
> > >>>>> while before finding it. This is obviously inconvenient.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Other Ubuntu derivates have already tweaked the menu to
> have other
> > >>>>> categories. I will be taking edubuntu's idea for it. I
> have already
> > >>>>> been playing around with it and can have it done in a few
> days. But...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Which categories do you guys think we should have?
> > >>>>> Sound and video being two categories?
> > >>>>> More specific categories like Sound editing and Sound
> recording?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> What do you think?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Luis
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> Luis de Bethencourt Guimerá
> > >>>>> luisbg
> > >>>>> < bethencourt at gmail.com <mailto:bethencourt at gmail.com>>
> > >>>>> GPG: B0ED1326
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> Luis de Bethencourt Guimerá
> > >>>>> luisbg
> > >>>>> <bethencourt at gmail.com <mailto:bethencourt at gmail.com> >
> > >>>>> GPG: B0ED1326
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> > >> <bethencourt at gmail.com <mailto:bethencourt at gmail.com>>
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