Re: Some usability comments

[Alan Cox <alan redhat com>]

> Suggestions from others:
> 	(A) Jamie wondered about mapping both trackball buttons to send
> 	button 1 events to remove the problems with users clicking the
> 	wrong button. Nobody came up with anything that would be
> 	impossible under this scenario. Everything can be done in other
> 	ways (using menu items). Some window manager functions will not
> 	be as easy, but the average kiosk user won't use them.

I think that will work very well. I use Gnome on a Palmax PDA with a pen
and almost nothing is a problem with the single "button" except wm operations
and panel applet juggling

> 	(E) It was pointed out that xalf provides application launching
> 	feedback.  However, the normal xalf symbol is tucked away in the
> 	corner of the foobar and is not easily noticed. Opinions seem
> 	divided on whether other configuration options for xalf would do
> 	the trick or not. A few people felt that nothing short of being
> 	able to stop people doing multiple launches would be sufficient.

For a kiosk if its like the gaming world then you want a loading logo/anim
smack in the middle of the screen. 

Alan