Do the actually not like their users? [LWN.net]

Do the actually not like their users?

Posted Apr 24, 2008 8:45 UTC (Thu) by cortana (subscriber, #24596)
In reply to: Do the actually not like their users? by dskoll
Parent article: The Grumpy Editor encounters the Hardy Heron

Nothing prevents there from being a way to add arbitrary programs to the list. This user
interface has already been designed, fer-christsake, it's just up to mozilla.com to use it.
Now you should both be happy; you who want to pick some random image viewing program that
doesn't fit in with the rest of the desktop out of a directory of 3500 other files; and the
ordinary user who just wants to view an image!

http://imagebin.ca/view/KGirIbR1.html for a screenshot...

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Do the actually not like their users?

Posted Apr 24, 2008 13:43 UTC (Thu) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link]

This user interface has already been designed, fer-christsake, it's just up to mozilla.com to use it.

But that would introduce a dependency on GNOME rather than just GTK. And that's completely unacceptable to those of us who do not use GNOME.

Do the actually not like their users?

Posted Apr 24, 2008 13:48 UTC (Thu) by cortana (subscriber, #24596) [Link]

No no no it absolutely would not create a dependency on GNOME. And people who don't understand
that it wouldn't should quite frankly shut the hell up instead of spreading more FUD.

Do the actually not like their users?

Posted Apr 24, 2008 15:09 UTC (Thu) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link]

OK, sorry, I didn't realize the "helper program..." dialog was part of base GTK.  I still
dislike the interface, but for personal reasons rather than because it's part of GNOME.

Do the actually not like their users?

Posted Apr 25, 2008 5:00 UTC (Fri) by vapier (subscriber, #15768) [Link]

"spreading FUD" generally implies purposefully doing so.  correcting people who are simply
mistaken does not deserve a "shut the hell up".