Gnome Article on UI Design on /.

[Nick Papadonis]

Ralf Nolden <nolden at kde.org> writes:
> would like to contribute to fundament my position here for that KDE gets too 
> complicated, I would like to point on the current slashdot.org article about 
> Havoc's views about GNOME's UI design here:
>
> http://slashdot.org/developers/02/04/21/051228.shtml?tid=131
>

I also read this article and believe it has to do with user
interface, not multiple applications in distributions.  

In my opinion:

  - Too many 'neat' features are being introduced to the source tree
without fixing long lived bugs or interface problems.

  - There are simply TOO many configurable options in the control
center.  Time to take the MS Windows approach, leave the most common
preferences here and place other in a registry (or config file).

  - These configurable settings are a result of the inability to side
with a single idea.  Maybe the most popular ideas should be sided with
( vote ) and others be a hidden option for users?  

  - You can't make EVERYONE happy with a design decision, however you can
please most people and others can hack a configuration file for happiness.


Just my thoughts.

- Nick