On 06/17/2011 01:02 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 06:48:14PM +0800, Mathieu Bridon wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-06-17 at 12:20 +0200, Henrik Wejdmark wrote:
>>>> Since you recommend not using the application menu, in other words,
>>>> you agree that the application menu is useless?
>>>>
>>>
>>> It is useful when you are looking for something and you don't know what
>>> exactly it is. In that case, it is much much better then the previous
>> menus,
>>> because you have nice overview on one page and moreover you have the
>>> possibility to filter by groups for example.
>>
>> On my desktop it's not on "one" page, it's a mile long listing
so you get no
>> overview at all. In Gnome2 at least all the apps are categorized. If the
>> graphical user interface _requires_ you to use the keyboard to type the
>> command
>
> It doesn't require you to type the command.
>
> You can search for "bro" and among the results will be Nautilus and
> Firefox (hint: Gnome Shell also searches in the application description,
> and both are "bro"wsers).
I can't believe real usability testing was done on the final version
of GNOME 3. I keep hearing about all these completely undiscoverable
keyboard shortcuts that appear to be necessary to use GNOME 3 with any
sort of effectiveness. When I struggled with GNOME 3 for about a week
I didn't discover or use any keyboard shortcuts.
I think what is required is an application that starts when the desktop is
launched for the first time and that offers the user a short introduction
to the basic principles of the desktop.
Easy discoverability and good usability may sometimes go hand in hand but
also at times are mutual exclusive. Having a short introductory "pamphlet"
would help the user understand the basics without resorting to awkward
tool-tips or pop-ups to nudge the user in the right direction.
Regards,
Dennis