Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 9th Dec 2003 22:48 UTC
A few weeks ago we published an article titled "The Great Mac OS X 10.4 Wish List", detailing a few personal wishes for the next version of OSX. Later I learned that quite a few Apple engineers read the article and so it felt good that the time spent writing the article was not just a voice in the void. A reader emailed me a few days ago asking me to do the same for other OSes and DEs. So here is my personal wish-list for a future version of Gnome. Please tell us about your own Gnome wish list in the comment section provided.
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Pretty good article Eugenia -- interesting points raised.
While GNOME's work on their HIG and related stuff has been good to see, they've missed some really elementary features that have been present in other desktops for years.
For instance, alphabetical keybindings on the main menu; this means you pop up the menu, then hit "P" for Programs, "I" for internet and "E" for Epiphany etc. It's an excellent time-saver for power users, and saves messing around with the mouse. Currently, you have to use the cursor keys in GNOME, or move your hands from the keyboard to the mouse, which takes up so much more time.
So, IceWM has this. KDE has this. Heck, Windows 95 had this EIGHT years ago! For proper usability, a decent environment for power-users, this is essential. Working efficiently and productively means good keybindings.
(Oh, and being able to move windows above the top of the screen would be great too on lower resolutions. GNOME is unusable with many apps without this option.)
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