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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: bookmarks in kdesktop RMB, again (Re: KDE/kdebase/kdesktop)
From:       David Faure <faure () kde ! org>
Date:       2005-07-04 8:20:48
Message-ID: 200507041020.48921.faure () kde ! org
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On Sunday 03 July 2005 21:50, Charles Samuels wrote:
> > I personally don't care very much, I'm just trying to follow users'
> > requests (#62791). But of course there is now a number of users who want it
> > in, and a number of users who want it out, I'm trying to find out which
> > number is bigger.
> 
> I think it's irresponsible to remove something that loads of users depend on, 
> and have for years.

This kind of argument is where "GUI bloat" comes from - if we can't ever remove 
a menu-item, the GUI only grows and grows...

> I think the whole point of KDE is that everything integrates nicely, and I 
> think bookmarks are no exception!  So while you raise a point, my point is 
> that having it there is still superbly useful and convenient!

"everything integrates nicely" is not really an argument for this precise feature.
I mean, should we "integrate kaddressbook nicely" by having a kdesktop-RMB submenu 
with all your contacts, so you can easily mail them? How much does that small
popup need to "integrate"? ;)

Bookmarks are already nicely integrated in the K menu, which is the place to start
stuff, so it's a much more logical place than kdesktop's RMB.

> > Personally I got quite used to RMB / logout on the desktop - intuitively,
> > it makes sense, since I'm logging out from the whole desktop.
> > Contrast this with: starting up stuff (apps, webpages, etc.) - that's what
> > kicker is for.
> 
> But how often do you actually log out?

At least once a day - which in my case is actually more than "how often do you open a bookmark"
(I tend to use url completion instead).

But that's not the point. When you log out, you might have closed enough windows first to
be able to right click on your desktop. But when you open bookmarks, your desktop is
most probably covered with windows already, so finding some room to right-click the
desktop can be a bit difficult - compared to simply pressing Alt-F1 for instance...

-- 
David Faure, faure@kde.org, sponsored by Trolltech to work on KDE,
Konqueror (http://www.konqueror.org), and KOffice (http://www.koffice.org).

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