john.martzouco
Group: Members
Posts: 253
Joined: Nov. 2007 |
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Posted: Dec. 02 2007,20:26 |
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Okay, I've thought it over and this is how I think we can best serve new users and users in hurried or cramped situations.
I've tried to use edges intelligently and grouped similar programs on each row by function. Easiest and most often used near the top and at the left.
This is essentially all of the 3.x icons plus the 4.x icons plus a Backup icon minus the redundant MyDSL icon.
I've also thought long and hard about the menu icons and I think the JWM default of showing them is the best way to serve newcomers, those less familiar and those in a hurry. We just need to use a nicer, more homogenous collection; I fancy the set that shows the peppermint lifesaver (as GIMP uses).
21 desktop icons arranged and labeled as follows:
| Code Sample |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Current Icon Show Proposed_Caption Position (X, Y) |
| -------------------------------------------------------------+
| FireFox yes internet 8, 5 |
| Dillo yes fast_internet 73, 5 |
| Beaver yes write 138, 5 |
| Xpaint yes draw 203, 5 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| xZGV yes photos 8, 81 |
| xMMs yes music 73, 81 |
| Sylpheed yes email 138, 81 |
| Emelfm yes files 203, 81 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| MyDSL yes MyDSL 8, 157 |
| DSLpanel yes settings 73, 157 |
| ATerminal yes console 138, 157 |
| yes backup 203, 157 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ted yes word 8, 233 |
| Siag yes spreadsheet 73, 233 |
| Xpdf yes pdf 138, 233 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Rdesktop yes remote 8, 309 |
| axyFTP yes ftp 73, 309 |
| VNCviewer no vnc 138, 309 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| ~/ yes home 8, 385 |
| / yes root 73, 385 |
| Apps yes programs 138, 385 |
| Exit yes shutdown 203, 385 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| MyDSL (folder) no |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
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