Re: Re: Changes... Galeon 1.3.21... ick...
wwp <[email protected]>
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Hello all, On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:00:30 +0000 "Bobby D. Bryant" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 06/21/05 15:21:20, ben wrote: > > On 2005-06-21 23:43, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > > I suggest that you read some of the UI research done by groups like > > > Apple and GNOME. They are very enlightening. Most people don't use > > > most of the features given to them, and all these features do is > > > create extra bloat, bugs and confusion for the average user. > > > > If Galeon is going after the mainstream browser market, then you are > > right. Most people will never use most features. But what the > > Galeon developers seem not to have come to terms with (yet?) is that > > most users won't upgrade to a different browser at all. The day > > Galeon ships with MSWindows is the day that it needs to have a > > simple, clean, next-to-useless option set. > And on the other side of that coin, I think what makes a lot of us > unhappy is that we aren't "the average user", and we want a Power > Browser for the power user. And back in the day, Galeon was the best > thing going so far as power browsers go, but it has since backed off > that high-water mark, and nothing else has moved in to fill the now- > empty niche. > > And, if Ben is right, Galeon has moved to fill a virtually non-existent > niche. As many people, I agree that Galeon (1.2) was my favourite browser because of its efficiency (small, fast, stable, powerful). Now using 1.3, a bit disappointed by the disappearing of settings and features, and finally agree that if Galeon isn't used by lambda users, I wonder why this power regression (for maintaince reasons? targetting a user type that hasn't been reached yet?). Anyway, happy to drive Galeon, even if the car is really less comfortable to drive. My 2 cts. Regards, -- wwp ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click