[Fwd: [Usability] Do we need multiple GNOME sessions/user?]

[Christian Neumair <chris gnome-de org>]

Some months ago I sent this message to the usability list but didn't get
any answer. Maybe it was the wrong list, since this is a very
fundamental problem.
Opinions? Comments?

regs,
 Chris

-----Weitergeleitete Nachricht-----
> From: Christian Neumair <chris gnome-de org>
> To: usability gnome org
> Subject: [Usability] Do we need multiple GNOME sessions/user?
> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:50:00 +0200
> 
> Today, when writing some patches here and there, I came to the following
> conclusion:
> GNOME sessions confuse the average user. For him, it's enough to
> struggle with x sessions.
> One session per user profile/GNOME combination should be enough. A user
> has some individual settings he likes to keep, why should he be able to
> create multiple settings?
> Calum Benson told me that Sun's customers make use of this feature - is
> it really that popular? Does it provide a real advantage? Are the
> usability tradeoffs we activate by the current dialog layout
> justifiable?
> 
> regs,
>  Chris