[hoary] initial usability reactions

[Daniel Robitaille]

> - Particularly for those switching from Windows or Mac, the desktop
> itself is a bit bare. I'd like to see the various options that put
> Trash,  Computer, and Home icons on the desktop enabled by default, to
> increase familiarity and provide a few extra "oh, I can click on that!"
> sorts of things. They would also serve as a handy indication to new
> users that everything has loaded up properly. It would be cool to have
> a Network icon as well.

personally I prefer that bare desktop.  Even under Windows the less
icons I had on the desktop, the better I liked it.  And in most case I
really try to work from the command line, so that trash can or
"computer" icon on the desktop doesn't get used that often when
present on a machine I use.

As for these new users, they are only a click away (via "Computer")
from all these icons you proposed (and more).  I personally think
that's similar while different enough from Windows that they are not
going to get lost.

After installing Ubuntu I decided to give Nautilus another try since I
hadn't played with Gnome since v2.4,  and I gave up after a couple of
days; I find these graphical interface more a nuisance than anything
else, and is often easier faster and more flexible to work from a
shell prompt.