F17 heads up: gnome-shell for everyone!

[drago01]

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Bojan Smojver <bojan at rexursive.com> wrote:
> drago01 <drago01 <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Not true ... I recommend reading
>> https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Design/#Activities_Overview
>
> Just one link, so you wouldn't say I'm plucking things out of thin air:
>
> https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Design/FAQ#Why_no_window_list_or_dock.3F
>
> This explains... <sorry, was just chewing my gum there>... how users are being
> told that "constant temptation to switch focus" is evil. Ergo, the wonderful
> kitchen sink overview that does all that and more for them.
>
> You know, I go around my place and my daughters and my wife do nothing all day
> but click on those darn taskbar/dock buttons in Windows/OSX, switching tasks
> aimlessly. Sometimes I have to give them a jolt, just to get them out of the
> daze of task switching. If _only_ they had overview... :-)
>
> Seriously for a second, I can also write anything I want in some design document
> that rationalises whatever design choice I want to make. Doesn't make it good,
> useful or sane in real life.
>
> Anyhow, I think I've made my points known. Don't want to wake the list police,
> so last post on this topic.

I didn't comment on whether your arguments are valid or not I simply
said that "confused users" was *not* the reason for the lack of
taskbar. distraction != confusion.