On Wed, 2001-09-12 at 23:20, Gaute Lindkvist wrote: > One of the most common user-problems (very visible in Windows), is > that the user, after a while ends up with the whole desktop cluttered > with more or less useful cruft. > The user seldom thinks about removing the stuff that isn't needed, and > wastes time trying to find exactly the item he/she wants. > > I have observed that grouping of GUI-elements in a window is a very much > accepted way of keeping things ordered and easy to find. The element I'm > thinking about is for instance the GtkFrame. Now, the same principle is > used in menus (menu seperators), and works very well.. it keeps things > more tidy and less chaotic. > > Why not transfer this to the desktop? Using a sort of dynamic GtkFrame > around groups of icons, like "System" (Start Here, Gnomecc, Trash, Home > Directory), "Favourites", "Files", etc.. a whole menu-folder dragged onto > the desktop could also create a frame on the desktop. These could also be > made more distinct with colors, icons or whatever, for instance to make > the "Documents"-frame stand out. I quite like that idea - of course dragging the frame around the desktop has to work too. Ross -- Ross Burton Software Engineer OneEighty Software Ltd Tel: +44 20 8680 8712 Cygnet House Fax: +44 20 8680 8453 12-14 Sydenham Road r burton 180sw com Croydon, Surrey CR9 2ET, UK http://www.180sw.com./ ==================================================================== Under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act 2000 together with any and all Regulations in force pursuant to the Act OneEighty Software Ltd reserves the right to monitor any or all incoming or outgoing communications as provided for under the Act
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