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The trend towards a more concise feature set is I suppose a consequence of open source software maturing from "hackerware" to proper, widely used software. The
by jkrems 13y ago
The trend towards a more concise feature set is I suppose a consequence of open source software maturing from "hackerware" to proper, widely used software. The moment your settings screen would benefit from a search functionality, you should reconsider "doing it all". Maybe they want to concentrate on a very basic Terminal solution, leaving more complex use cases and features to other implementations.
At the same time: The reaction of the developer and they way it was done was pretty unprofessional. When redesigning a settings dialog and dropping a couple of 'em in the process, a proper changelog-entry would be the least.
- return0 13y agoThis is a terminal we are talking about, its never going to be widely used. It makes sense to simplify things like the file browser, but a terminal?
- Joeri 13y agoEveryone who deliberately chooses linux is also a terminal user. I cannot imagine someone choosing linux and then never using the terminal. It is by far the most widely used program on the system.
- return0 13y agoBy that logic, everyone who uses linux is a power user who will never be confused, there is no need to remove any features in the first place. (btw, i think that's true but gnome people don't get it)
- arjie 13y agoEvery mainstream shell adds a search box to its settings screen. I love the ones in Windows and OS X. They're very good.
- CamperBob2 13y agoThe moment your settings screen would benefit from a search functionality, you should reconsider "doing it all". Have you seen the "GodMode" hack in Windows 7? It's really a nice counterexample. Sometimes, verbose flat interfaces are just what the doctor/user ordered.