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[Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/31/2011 09:28 PM, Ed Lin wrote:

> GIMP is an awful example :P Its interface is gimped, the WM isn't the
> right place to right it.
> Do you have any other example where you'd miss auto rise specifically?

What many perceive as a shortcoming of GIMP helps me to work efficiently :p

Yes. I also use overlapping setups of IRC and Email clients or 
combinations of editors, terminals and browsers (e.g. terminal, Firefox 
and Emacs wor web development).


> Anyway, would you not agree that autorise is not a good default
> setting and would cause a lot of frustration with new users?
> Therefore putting it back and first trying to get Unity right in the
> default settings got to be priority,

I said before that I don't think FFP and auto-raise would be good 
defaults as things are, as a number of things would have to change to 
make it a smooth experience.

Unity should first of all present one consistent experience. I do see it 
as a drawback if aspects of that are not compatible with common 
customizations, but there are always drawbacks.


> If we are going there (the speed argument) we have "power users" in
> mind. I don't think they'll have troubles remembering keyboard
> shortcuts they use every day. For "ordinary people", yes, that's why
> Unity should work great with just the mouse (It doesn't yet, for
> example the spread view, super+w, isn't exposed at all).

Training may shorten the time required for recall, but it can't 
eliminate it. Especially not for shortcuts outside of a limited set of 
the most frequently used. Like I said, the required focused thought 
causes a blind-spot regarding time perception.


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