On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 11:19 -0700, Per Bjornsson wrote:
When did it move from the menu? I can't remember a time when it
wasn't
in System Tools > Terminal, but maybe my memory is too short? I think
that the menu is pretty much the canonical spot for finding things in
the current GUI, and dragging a menu entry to a panel if you want a
launcher for easier access really isn't that much work.
I'm almost certain it changed locations a few times between RHL 7.2 and
FC4. There was quite a shakeup on menu entries along that time line.
> Especially given that people go "Oooh! Thats handy!"
every time I show
> them it.
That's probably because you were teaching people stuff that involved
terminal usage. Most people can't be bothered. The reaction I have seen
from most people when they see me pop up a terminal window is just a
some combination of horror and disgust. The terminal really can't be
seen as part of the user interface for "regular" users.
Well yeah, the majority of the people I teach are entry level admin
types or slightly more advanced users than the secretary and need to
take advantage of some of the really useful things a Linux system can do
from the terminal.
No need to tell me how great the terminal is, I know, and I have a
launcher on my panel. It's not going anywhere. But I'm strange and I
know it.
You may have a launcher, but new user Bob won't and thus I can't write
documentation assuming that he does.
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