Re: panel run dialog

[Michael Toomim <toomim cs berkeley edu>]

It's possible that there is a hidden bias at work here...

When the run dialog got switched to the new version (with the list of 
applications), the set of existing users suddenly found that their 
command-line was hidden untill they clicked "advanced".  They found this 
highly annoying.  So, maybe this new application list has an unfair prejudice 
built-up against it because it suddenly got in the way of all the users who 
are looking for a command-line.

A possible fix that would allow old-timers and new-timers to coexist would be 
to put the applications list and the command-line at the same hierarchical 
level -- instead of hiding the command-line until the user clicks "advanced", 
why not allow the users to hide the applications list and view only the 
command-line?

Mark McLoughlin wrote:
> Hey,
> 	I'm getting quite a few comments that the list of applications
> in the run dialog isn't useful and just slows down the dialog e.g.
>
> 	http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72600
>
> 	So I'd like to hear comments from a wider audience. Also, what
> do the usability team think ?
>
> Cheers,
> Mark.