Re: Galeon target users?

> 
> But what about the HIG usability principles :
> 
> (http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/1.0/usabilityprinciples.html)
> 
> Don't Limit Your User Base 


As I understand it, it says
« if you target an engineer, or a child, or whatever you want, don't
forget there are foreign engineers, or handicapped engineers, and make
in sort to support all these engineers »
I don't read it at all as « make an app that is aimed at everyone »....

Christophe


> 
> ?
> 
> > > > > and not forget that even basic users will be able to
> > > > >evolve and learn more things, especially if gnome/galeon provides them
> > > > >an environment where they are not afraid that any minor change will
> > > > >break everything.
> > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > Oh damn, you keep to want to educate people that doesnt really need to be
> > > > educated. They know how to do their work very well. Our work is to provide
> > > > them tools that allow them to get their work done, not to force them to
> > > > learn how computers works.
> > > 
> > > Professional deformation i guess, ...
> > > 
> > > Ok, but remember the HIG, it says to write code for _all_ the users, not
> > > only part of them. You should not limit the code so a part of the user
> > > cannot shot themself in the foot, and in the process block another group
> > > from getting their work done.
> > > 
> > 
> > You are obviously interpreting the HIG in a wrong way. This is proved by
> > the fact that the main author, this Seth that Philip hate so much, keep
> > asking gnome people to decide what the target users of gnome should be.
> 
> Ha, here is another problem, it is not only the HIG, but the
> interpretation of it.
> 
> And i think what you state here is something not contained in the HIG,
> but some knowledge of Seth's intention you have from reading the gnome
> mailing lists or something such. I did not see any such thing in the HIG
> itself, but then, maybe i did not read it as slowly as i should have.
> 
> Friendly,
> 
> Sven Luther
> 
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