menu categories [open question for users]
Luis de Bethencourt
bethencourt at gmail.com
Mon Jul 9 20:24:13 BST 2007
Any more +1 for "audio production"?
anybody against it?
Luis
On 7/6/07, Cory K. <coryisatm at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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> >
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> > > >>>>>
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> > > >> Luis de Bethencourt Guimerá
> > > >> luisbg
> > > >> <bethencourt at gmail.com <mailto:bethencourt at gmail.com>>
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