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| ##(see the SpecSpec for an explanation) | MenuRevisited |
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| * Created: CoreyBurger * Priority: NeedsPriority * People: NeedsLead, NeedsSecond * Contributors: CoreyBurger2 * Interested: * Status: UbzSpecification, BrainDump (then DraftSpecification then EditedSpecification then ApprovedSpecification), DistroSpecification * Branch: * Malone bug: * Packages affected: * Depends: * Dependents: [[FullSearch()]] * BoF sessions: none yet |
=== Purging "System Tools" === |
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| == Summary == | * Applications Menu Editor - replace with Alt+dragging and D&D from gnome-app-install? - move to "System" > "Preferences"? - already has a "Menus & Toolbars" item! * Avahi Zeroconf Browser - hide if installed by default in Dapper * Bluetooth file sharing - make appear as gnome-session service, if new gnome-session comes in Dapper/Gnome 2.14 - hide if new gnome-session doesn't appear * Bluetooth manager - hide due to being crap * Bug Report Tool - nuke bug-buddy (obsolete with LaunchpadIntegration) * Configuration Editor - Hide * Floppy Formatter - Hide due to [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302038 Replace "Floppy Formatter" with item in Nautilus's File menu] * Gparted - move to "System" > "Administration" * Network Tools - move to "System" > "Administration" * New Login - replace with button in gnome-screensaver * New login nested window - remove entirely * Run as different user - remove, not hide * System Log - move to "System" > "Administration" * System Monitor - move to "System" > "Administration" * Ubuntu Device Database - hide (will be available during install?) |
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| The Gnome menu system has not been radically altered in quite some time. There is some issues that need to be addressed. | Other programs that would add themselves to System Tools need to add themselves elsewhere. -TODO - generate list after ubz |
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| == Rationale == | === Accessories === |
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| The Current menu structure is less than ideal in certain places. | * Archive Manager - propose removing as it's available as right click in Nautilus. Inexperienced computer users may find right click less "discoverable". - [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302035 Add "Make Compressed File..." to Nautilus's File menu] |
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| == Use cases == | === Graphics === |
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| * Sally uses Ubuntu because here step-son installed it for her. She is confused by System Tools and System menus. She doesn't understand the seperation | * Image Viewer - Hide. - Slideshow item in Nautilus? (the Finder has it...) * XSane Image scanning program - Scanners now accessible via GIMP, so hide. |
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| == Scope == The Gnome menu structure == Design == |
=== "Internet" and "Office" === |
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| == Implementation == Migrate the items out of Applications-->System Tools. Some of them can die, others to Accesories, others to System-->Admin. |
* GNOME BitTorrent - Hide. * "Internet" > "Evolution Mail" vs. "Office" > "Evolution" - upstream is working on seperate icons for each item ("Calendar", "Tasks", - if the above doesn't come, fix the menu item in Office to say Groupware and to use a better icon * OpenOffice from Template - hide === Sound and video === |
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| === Code === | * "CD Player" - nuke * "Recording Level Monitor" - hide for Dapper - should be incorporated into Sound preferences - nuke in the meantime? * "Rhythmbox Music Player" - keep * "Serpentine Audio-CD Creator" - should be integrated into Nautilus in an obvious way - keep in the meantime * "Sound Juicer CD Ripper" - should be integrated into Nautilus in an obvious way - keep in the meantime * "Sound Recorder" * Totem - hide by default * "Volume Control" - should be incorporated into Sound preferences - hide in the meantime * "Volume Monitor" - should be incorporated into Sound preferences - hide in the meantime |
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| === Data preservation and migration === | |
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| None | known caveats: make certain hiding applications does not remove it from Open With menu. * right click-menu on menu-items should contain a "hide icon"-option |
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| == Outstanding issues == We should probably coordinate with upstream (Gnome) during their 2.14 cycle. |
=== Shortening "System" > "Preferences" === |
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| == BoF agenda and discussion == | ''See also'' [http://live.gnome.org/PreferencesRevisited PreferencesRevisited] * "File Management": remove (redundant with "Edit" > "Preferences" * "Login Photo": remove (redundant with "About Me") * "Multimedia Systems Selector": hide - nuke it * "PalmOS devices": remove - accessible from the Pilot applet, and not useful without the Pilot applet - [https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/3787 Better handling of something something] * "Windows": hide * encourage upstream to do heavy lifting to merge other control panels - "About Me" + "Users & Groups" + "Sessions" - "Font" + "Theme" - "Keyboard" + "Keyboard Shortcuts" |
Purging "System Tools"
- Applications Menu Editor
- replace with Alt+dragging and D&D from gnome-app-install? - move to "System" > "Preferences"?
- already has a "Menus & Toolbars" item!
- Avahi Zeroconf Browser
- - hide if installed by default in Dapper
- Bluetooth file sharing
- - make appear as gnome-session service, if new gnome-session comes in Dapper/Gnome 2.14 - hide if new gnome-session doesn't appear
- Bluetooth manager
- - hide due to being crap
- Bug Report Tool
- nuke bug-buddy (obsolete with LaunchpadIntegration)
- Configuration Editor
- - Hide
- Floppy Formatter
- Hide due to [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302038 Replace "Floppy Formatter" with item in Nautilus's File menu]
- Gparted
- move to "System" > "Administration"
- Network Tools
- move to "System" > "Administration"
- New Login
- - replace with button in gnome-screensaver
- New login nested window
- - remove entirely
- Run as different user
- - remove, not hide
- System Log
- move to "System" > "Administration"
- System Monitor
- move to "System" > "Administration"
- Ubuntu Device Database
- - hide (will be available during install?)
Other programs that would add themselves to System Tools need to add themselves elsewhere. -TODO - generate list after ubz
Accessories
- Archive Manager
- - propose removing as it's available as right click in Nautilus. Inexperienced computer users may find right click less "discoverable".
- [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302035 Add "Make Compressed File..." to Nautilus's File menu]
- - propose removing as it's available as right click in Nautilus. Inexperienced computer users may find right click less "discoverable".
Graphics
- Image Viewer
- - Hide. - Slideshow item in Nautilus? (the Finder has it...)
- XSane Image scanning program
- - Scanners now accessible via GIMP, so hide.
"Internet" and "Office"
GNOME BitTorrent
- - Hide.
"Internet" > "Evolution Mail" vs. "Office" > "Evolution"
- - upstream is working on seperate icons for each item ("Calendar", "Tasks", - if the above doesn't come, fix the menu item in Office to say Groupware and to use a better icon
OpenOffice from Template
- - hide
Sound and video
- "CD Player" - nuke
- "Recording Level Monitor"
- - hide for Dapper - should be incorporated into Sound preferences - nuke in the meantime?
- "Rhythmbox Music Player" - keep
- "Serpentine Audio-CD Creator"
- - should be integrated into Nautilus in an obvious way - keep in the meantime
- "Sound Juicer CD Ripper"
- - should be integrated into Nautilus in an obvious way - keep in the meantime
- "Sound Recorder"
- Totem
- - hide by default
- "Volume Control"
- - should be incorporated into Sound preferences - hide in the meantime
- "Volume Monitor"
- - should be incorporated into Sound preferences - hide in the meantime
known caveats: make certain hiding applications does not remove it from Open With menu.
- right click-menu on menu-items should contain a "hide icon"-option
Shortening "System" > "Preferences"
See also [http://live.gnome.org/PreferencesRevisited PreferencesRevisited]
"File Management": remove (redundant with "Edit" > "Preferences"
- "Login Photo": remove (redundant with "About Me")
- "Multimedia Systems Selector": hide
- - nuke it
- "PalmOS devices": remove
- - accessible from the Pilot applet, and not useful without the Pilot applet
- [https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/3787 Better handling of something something]
- - accessible from the Pilot applet, and not useful without the Pilot applet
- "Windows": hide
- encourage upstream to do heavy lifting to merge other control panels
- "About Me" + "Users & Groups" + "Sessions" - "Font" + "Theme" - "Keyboard" + "Keyboard Shortcuts"
MenusRevisited (last edited 2008-08-06 16:25:19 by localhost)