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Seigo: on introducing new ideas to free software communities

Seigo: on introducing new ideas to free software communities

Posted Nov 8, 2013 7:17 UTC (Fri) by Del- (guest, #72641)
In reply to: Seigo: on introducing new ideas to free software communities by pboddie
Parent article: Seigo: on introducing new ideas to free software communities

> And you might want to tone down your assessment of users "having the brains necessary",

Sorry about that, never meant to offend anybody. I simply wanted to state my observation that users of KDE need to know how to populate their desktop (including taskbar). Simply because it is just a question of time before they mess it up. Hence you need to know what the basic widgets are and how to put them on the panel.

It is not that different from Android, also on Android people basically need to understand how to populate their screen with widgets to obtain a good user experience.

The reason I say that users need the brains (or equivalently training) is simply because I don't see how it could be implemented much more user friendly. Moreover, I really love widgets whether it is on my desktop or my phone (not that I use that many of them, but those I use I really enjoy). I think KDE has struck a good balance between catering to the likes of me and still keeping discoverability and user friendliness at a good level. There is no inconsistency in what I am saying, simply interpret it by the fact that I like KDE as it is. I am not a believer in one-size-fits-all. Things can be improved of course, but this discussion hasn't even begun looking at how.


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