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2011/9/19 david 
> Simon Wise wrote:

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>> On 16/09/11 04:06, fred wrote:

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>>> Le 15/09/2011 21:03, david a =E9crit :

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>>>> My existing musicbox (running an older versin of ArtistX) uses LXDE. M=

y

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>>>> server

>>>> (running Aptosid) uses XFCE. My personal laptop is still running KDE3.

>>>> I've

>>>> noticed that a number of KDE4 and GNOME3 have become quite hefty, and

>>>> music

>>>> distros seem to be dropping them.

>>>>

>>>

>>> Maybe, hum, Linux is a reflect of the society we are living in : more a=

nd

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>>> more

>>> for the eye candy, less to peoples' needs ?

>>>

>>

>> Some like their eye candy, and luckily for them some are willing to

>> provide it.

>>

>> But Linux offers choices - XFCE and others are there for those of us who

>> prefer that way of working.

>>

>> And it looks to me like GNOME is trying to cater for the touch-screen si=

de

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>> of things ... a phone or small tablet certainly needs an interface that =

can

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>> be used efficiently without a keyboard, on a small screen and with a fin=

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>> as the only pointer. That would take a lot of customising, and a lot of =

work

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>> by the user, in XFCE or any other keyboard-oriented desktop environment.

>>

>

> That's true, but you see, phones and tablets aren't really meant for

> creating text-based content. They're really meant for consuming content. =

So

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> it's quite appropriate to have a different UI designed for those

> environments. Just like the Palm OS UI was designed and optimized for use

> with a stylus, and GoCorp's old Penpoint OS was designed from the ground =

up

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> for use with a stylus.

>

> I've never liked the GNOME desktop and particularly its apparent philosop=

hy

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> of restricting user customizability and functionality. I've firmly convin=

ced

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> that the first thing the GNOME design team asks itself at every session i=

s,

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> "What can we take away from users next?" Jokingly, I expect the GNOME

> desktop to eventually consist of a single button labeled "Shutdown" ...

>

> Ever seen Ubuntu's Unity interface on a netbook? It's an interesting

> compromise between the needs of a small screen and the use of a keyboard =

&

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> integrated pointing device.

>

>

> --

> David

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Nice comments, people.
Just one more question about the topic.
I'm thinking about a workaround meanwhile there's a solution for the

problems I listed.

Is there an X config option or so to disable left clic on the touch screen?

that way I could move the cursor without touching buttons and moving window=

s

when I don't want to, and do clic on the A/B button when I need left/right

clic.
Thanks again in advance.
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Carlos sanchiavedraz

* Musix GNU+Linux

  http://www.musix.es
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2011/9/19 david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com>=
Simon Wise wrote:
On 16/09/11 04:06, fred wrote:
Le 15/09/2011 21:03, david a =E9crit :
My existing musicbox (running an older versin of ArtistX) uses LXDE. My ser=

ver

(running Aptosid) uses XFCE. My personal laptop is still running KDE3. I&#3=

9;ve

noticed that a number of KDE4 and GNOME3 have become quite hefty, and music=
distros seem to be dropping them.
Maybe, hum, Linux is a reflect of the society we are living in : more and m=

ore

for the eye candy, less to peoples' needs ?
Some like their eye candy, and luckily for them some are willing to provide=

 it.
But Linux offers choices - XFCE and others are there for those of us who pr=

efer that way of working.
And it looks to me like GNOME is trying to cater for the touch-screen side =

of things ... a phone or small tablet certainly needs an interface that can=

 be used efficiently without a keyboard, on a small screen and with a finge=

r as the only pointer. That would take a lot of customising, and a lot of w=

ork by the user, in XFCE or any other keyboard-oriented desktop environment=

.
That's true, but you see, phones and tablets aren't really meant fo=

r creating text-based content. They're really meant for consuming conte=

nt. So it's quite appropriate to have a different UI designed for those=

 environments. Just like the Palm OS UI was designed and optimized for use =

with a stylus, and GoCorp's old Penpoint OS was designed from the groun=

d up for use with a stylus.
I've never liked the GNOME desktop and particularly its apparent philos=

ophy of restricting user customizability and functionality. I've firmly=

 convinced that the first thing the GNOME design team asks itself at every =

session is, "What can we take away from users next?" Jokingly, I =

expect the GNOME desktop to eventually consist of a single button labeled &=

quot;Shutdown" ...
Ever seen Ubuntu's Unity interface on a netbook? It's an interestin=

g compromise between the needs of a small screen and the use of a keyboard =

& integrated pointing device.
--

David

gnome@hawaii.rr.co=

m

authenticity, honesty, community

_______________________________________________

Linux-audio-user mailing list

=

Linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org

http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user

Nice comments, people.Just one m=

ore question about the topic.I'm thinking about a workaround me=

anwhile there's a solution for the problems I listed.Is there an X =

config option or so to disable left clic on the touch screen? that way I co=

uld move the cursor without touching buttons and moving windows when I don&=

#39;t want to, and do clic on the A/B button when I need left/right clic.
Thanks again in advance.-- Carlos sanchiavedr=

az* Musix GNU+Linux=A0 http://www.musix.es
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