I’ve skimmed through the new Gnome HIG. Other than a few obvious blind spots, it seems to be a big improvement over the previous version of the HIG. Taken at face value, a lot of it is the exact opposite of the way Gnome has been designed for the last several years. So someone at Gnome HQ must have heard the users’ screams. However, it will take a lot more than an idealistic statement of good intentions to change a culture that’s hostile to basic considerations of usability.
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