Re: [Pan-users] Request

[John LeMay]

> The version number got dropped from the toolbar because it goes against
> the Gnome Human Interface Guidelines... so it's not likely to come 

Just to "flog a dead horse" so to speak, I read through the Gnome Human 
Interface Guidelines - at least the relevant portion - because I was 
curious about it. For those who don't want to read it themselves, here 
it is:

"Do not place version numbers, company names, or other information that 
is of no immediate use to the user in the window title. These consume 
space, making titles in limited spaces such as the system window list 
less useful, and add more text the user has to scan to find useful 
information. In a "beta" product, where version numbers are critical for 
bug information, placing version numbers can be useful, but remove them 
from stable releases. Place version information in the about box instead."

So version info is allowed in the title bar of beta's. Really, while 
there are "stable" and "beta" releases of Pan now, isn't everything 
prior to 1.0 more or less beta?

Just throwing it out there for thought. I did hack the version back into 
my build. If anyone is interested, here's the patch:

192,194d191
<       /* add version */
<       g_string_append (s, " 0.13.92");
<

Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction Charles. That was so 
easy even I was able to do it!

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John LeMay
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