Re: A few general questions

[Ben FrantzDale <bfrantzdale hmc edu>]

On 07 Mar 2001 18:16:53 +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Ben FrantzDale">
> 
> > Yuck. I've never used drawrs but now I see what you mean. I run with a 24
> > pixel panel, but the drawer is still 48 pixels thick.
> 
> Grab the Gnome 1.4 beta and do some testing. :) Drawers have almost the same
> property dialogues as panels... Including size.


cool.

> > > Therefore, if I'm logged in as Joe_Blow and I can see something 
> > > on "my" GUI, I should be able to change / delete / add to it as 
> > > I see fit, as Joe_Blow. However, nothing Joe does to his GUI 
> > > should have an impact on anyone else.
> 
> That is in fact how everything works... Just not with the main menu items.


Right. Does anyone have a UI reason that this is the way things work or
is this the behavior only because it's easy to code?

> > I know users can create their own menus but wouldn't it make more sense to
> > allow users to configure the main menu for themselves?
> 
> The patches will be warmly accepted, I'm sure. :)


Don't hold your breath. ;-)

--Ben