Some points/issues to discuss about the desktop

[Mark Shuttleworth]

>Here's two options, mail if you think of more:
>
> * Create a simple "first time startup" system (like Nautilus), and remove
>   the applets if the hardware doesn't exist on first login.
>  
>
This means that the applet behaves differently on first-time startup, 
which is a usability nightmare. It will also require custom code very 
late in the process.

> * Use laptop-detect to choose between two default panel profiles, one of
>   which has battery+wifi. This might be the best shortcut for Warty.
>  
>
Many laptops don't have wifi.

Seb, would it be possible for these not to display an error dialog, but 
to display an image which suggests that the applet is not needed, such 
as greying it out?

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