[LAU] [OT] GNOME UI

[Alexandre Prokoudine]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Simon Wise wrote:

> On 12/07/12 03:30, david wrote:
>
>> I'm firmly convinced that the GNOME design team begins every session with
>> the
>> question, "What more functionality can we remove from users today?"
>> Eventually,
>> the GNOME UI will consist of a single button in the middle of the screen
>> reading, "Shutdown computer". ;-)

"Perfection is achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to
add, but when there is nothing left to take away” – Antoine de
Saint-Exupery

I wish more people had that in mind :)

> Perhaps its a matter of what users and platforms they are catering for ... a
> UI that works well on the smaller, hand held devices with touch interfaces
> rather than a mouse and keyboard is very important if that is what you are
> using, and lots of devices are like that now. It is becoming the most
> familiar interface.

OTOH, reportedly G3 works just fine for desktop users with no
preconceived ideas :)

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org