RE: gnopernicus [Was: 2.4 Proposed Modules - 2 weeks left]

[Murray Cumming Comneon com]

> From: Bill Haneman [mailto:bill haneman sun com] 
> > One big disadvantage to gnopernicus right now: The UI is 
> very unGNOMEish.
> > This really ought to be resolved before it's added to the 
> desktop release.
> > It's a big-arse design issue though, not just a 'simple 
> matter of bugs'...
> 
> I think we'll need a better bug description than "unGNOMEish" ;-)
> 
> Most of the gnopernicus UI isn't graphical really.  I guess you are
> referring to the runtime/configuration stuff.  There are surely a few
> bugs but I think gnopernicus largely adheres to the HIG, themes
> properly, etc.  If we can identify the features that seem 
> objectionable
> _and_ the design decisions that led to them, they may be more readily
> understood and accepted.  I suspect that some of the eccentricity is
> actually appropriate, given what gnopernicus is intended to do.

Jeff, I'd really like to hear some more specifics about this, considering
that you've kind of suggested it as a potential blocker. Or has anyone else
tried it and would like to comment?

Murray Cumming
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