Comments on: Why I shouldn’t use Epiphany http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany scratched tallies on the prison wall Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: andrew http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany/comment-page-1#comment-6559 andrew Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:05:34 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany#comment-6559 i tried using epiphany for a week - but found the way the tabs work and lack of extensions that i find useful, too much to bear. the thing epiphany has going for it (at least on my box) is speed, which is particularly noticeable with a lot of apps running. in regards to python, while i have never written a epiphany extension, i have no doubts anyone competant in javascript will have no major dramas writing python - but i guess thats beside the point. i tried using epiphany for a week - but found the way the tabs work and lack of extensions that i find useful, too much to bear. the thing epiphany has going for it (at least on my box) is speed, which is particularly noticeable with a lot of apps running. in regards to python, while i have never written a epiphany extension, i have no doubts anyone competant in javascript will have no major dramas writing python - but i guess thats beside the point.

]]> By: James http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany/comment-page-1#comment-6498 James Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:02:55 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany#comment-6498 Johan: Gnome, along with Apple, says that the affirmative option should be in the lower right corner, with cancel or equivalent being to the immediate left (reversed for rtl locales). Johan: Gnome, along with Apple, says that the affirmative option should be in the lower right corner, with cancel or equivalent being to the immediate left (reversed for rtl locales).

]]> By: Johan Sundström http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany/comment-page-1#comment-6465 Johan Sundström Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:34:34 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany#comment-6465 The irony of that post baffles me, particularly the screenshot of a dialog asking whether to save or open a dialog, offering the three buttons (in order) "Save As...", "Cancel" and "Open", captioned "Epiphany follows the GNOME guidelines about usability. You don't have to learn how to use Epiphany. Epiphany just speaks your language." Until now, I thought that any and every HID guidelines written the past decade and a half agreed upon the lower right corner placement of Cancel, Abort, Stop and other no-no-get-out-of-my-face! kind of controls, but aparrently, GNOME says not a word about that. The irony of that post baffles me, particularly the screenshot of a dialog asking whether to save or open a dialog, offering the three buttons (in order) “Save As…”, “Cancel” and “Open”, captioned “Epiphany follows the GNOME guidelines about usability. You don’t have to learn how to use Epiphany. Epiphany just speaks your language.”

Until now, I thought that any and every HID guidelines written the past decade and a half agreed upon the lower right corner placement of Cancel, Abort, Stop and other no-no-get-out-of-my-face! kind of controls, but aparrently, GNOME says not a word about that.

]]> By: sil http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany/comment-page-1#comment-6391 sil Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:11:24 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany#comment-6391 Frederic Peters: I understand that reasoning, but, well, there's a large body of Firefox knowledge out there which is cast away by having to use others. I understand Firefox development; I think of it, specifically, as a platform. Epiphany's integration into Gnome might be useful, but it's not anywhere near as useful as being able to transfer my Firefox development knowledge. Frederic Peters: I understand that reasoning, but, well, there’s a large body of Firefox knowledge out there which is cast away by having to use others. I understand Firefox development; I think of it, specifically, as a platform. Epiphany’s integration into Gnome might be useful, but it’s not anywhere near as useful as being able to transfer my Firefox development knowledge.

]]> By: Frederic PEters http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany/comment-page-1#comment-6378 Frederic PEters Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:30:03 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2006/03/16/why-i-shouldnt-use-epiphany#comment-6378 There are no JavaScript bindings to the GTK+/GNOME libraries; epiphany goal being perfect integration within this environment it makes sense to go to Python for those who want a nice and easy language to develop extensions. There are no JavaScript bindings to the GTK+/GNOME libraries; epiphany goal being perfect integration within this environment it makes sense to go to Python for those who want a nice and easy language to develop extensions.

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