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[Bertrand Rousseau <bertrand.rousseau@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 14/05/10 19:41, Bryce Harrington wrote:
> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 07:13:28PM +0200, Lionel Dricot wrote:
> > >    * Name.  Rick was iffy on the name 'Getting things GNOME' and wondered
> > >      if a different name would be more discoverable for new users
> >
> > I don't believe that the name has to be "discoverable". See Firefox,
> > Epiphany, Nautilus, Evolution.
>
> I think they would say those are different since they have "brand
> recognition".  Kind of chicken/egg situation but anyway.
>
> > The key is to label it well in the menu (thus the desktop file).
> >
> > I agree that "Getting Things GNOME! tasks manager" is a bit long.
> >
> > GTG personal tasks manager ?
>
> Or even "GTG Todo List" ?

What about "GTG personal organizer"? For me GTG is more than a todo 
list, and "task manager" sounds like a machine for me. I would prefer to 
highlight the service.

> > >    * Integration with Tomboy turned on by default.  (This could be set
> > >      particular to the Ubuntu packaging.)
> >
> > The Tomboy integration could also be better but I still don't really see
> > how.
>
> Yeah, and like I said in my other email, the more powerful strategy
> would be to subsume note functionality sufficiently, that it enables
> Ubuntu to save tons of space by dropping Mono (but the gtg notes
> functionality would need to be really good).
>
> > >    * Desktopcouch integration (again, could be particular to Ubuntu
> > >      package if that'd be easier.)
> > >
> > >    * Minimize install size.  The CD has a fixed number of bits that fit.
> > >      So the smaller the gtg .deb can be made, the easier it is to sell to
> > >      seb128.
> >
> > Currently 500ko. Do we really need to improve that ? I mean Tomboy
> > requires the full Mono stack only for itself (and F-Spot).
>
> Exactly.  If we can displace Tomboy than we save way more space than we
> consume.  If we can't, then maybe there are ways to slim further,  like
> splitting the base gtg from some less widely used plugins.  But I like
> the first idea better.

What level of complexity should we give to a potential note-taking 
functionality? Personally, I've never seen GTG as a full replacement for 
Tomboy, so I'm not sure if we should follow this path. But would a basic 
note-organizing functionality be enough? Would it be satisfactory then, 
or appear as half-baked (which would be detrimental to GTG)? If not, are 
we ready and do we want to implement a kick-ass personal note organizer?

> > >    * Icon looks too similar to the clipboard icon.  Would be
> > >      esp. confusing if the gtg indicator is enabled.
> >
> > Changing the icon is something we could consider for 0.3. We have to ask
> > Kalle Persson about that.

I like our icon, but I agree it's confusing. Changing for 0.3 would be a 
nice idea, a great opportunity to mark the big changes (more speed, more 
functionality, etc. etc.)

> > >    * Ensure/demonstrate relevance of gtg for ordinary users.  *I* figure
> > >      everyone needs a todo list management tool, but it did not sound
> > >      "sexy" to David Siegel; perhaps there is something we could do to
> > >      communicate the awesomeness of todo list management.
> >
> > I don't  really understand how someone like David Siegel can live
> > without a todo list management tool, be it on paper ;-)
>
> I know, I mentioned to him after the session that the type of users I
> most want to gain for Ubuntu are folks who make good contributions, and
> those people definitely have todo lists, and I want to help them be
> organized with their tasks so they can contribute.  He thought that was
> a good point.
>
> Bryce
>
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