proposal to remove the "Start Here" icon

[Fernando Morais]

I agree with this also.
A menu cleanup, and re-arrange is a need. Some config tools, are scattered
over some menus.
Will gnome menu editing, will be possible in FC3? Is it planned?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bjorn Andersen" <ba at linuxin.dk>
To: "Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop"
<fedora-desktop-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: proposal to remove the "Start Here" icon


> What about removing the GNOME-start -> "System Config" instead and place
> "Start Here" in that menu? It is frustrating for a new user to see the
> admin options, that they have no rights to enter.
>
> Maby then put the system tools in the same menu?
>
> A little Menu cleanup is in order.
>
>
>
> /Bjorn
>
>
> fre, 2004-07-16 kl. 10:04 skrev Nando:
> > I agree.
> > The first thing i do after the login, is to send "Start Here" to trash.
> > It's really useless.
> > And i also agree, whit the inclusion of some sort of inicial "tutorial"
or
> > walk-trough. That could help a lot the Fedora Rookies. :)
> > With some basic steps, where are some tools or how to configure some
simple
> > stuff. And why not a bit of Fedora, evolution history. ;)
> >
> >
> > <?php
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> > ?>
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Brent Fox" <bfox at redhat.com>
> > To: <fedora-desktop-list at redhat.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:32 PM
> > Subject: proposal to remove the "Start Here" icon
> >
> >
> > > I propose that we remove the "Start Here" icon from the default
desktop
> > > for the following reasons:
> > >
> > > - It presents the same choices that the Main Menu does, just in a
> > > different way.  This is potentially confusing and inconsistent.  The
> > > Menu is a much faster way to launch apps anyway.
> > >
> > > - The name "Start Here" implies that there it will take you to a set
of
> > > steps to set up your desktop, but it doesn't do that.
> > >
> > > - It's basically useless.  :)
> > >
> > >
> > > I think a case could be made for a first-run desktop tutorial kind of
> > > thing, but "Start Here" as it currently exists is not it.  I propose
> > > that we remove this icon for FC3test2 and see if anybody complains.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thoughts,
> > >    Brent
> > >
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