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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: The handle arrows in kicker (was kicker applets usability)
From:       Karol Szwed <gallium () physos ! info>
Date:       2001-12-13 0:30:33
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On Thursday 13 December 2001 11:12, Cristian Tibirna wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 December 2001 18:15, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > I think the arrows are misleading, they suggest that when you LBM cli=
ck
> > on the handle you will get a popup menu. After all that's what these
> > arrows mean in other places. Compare e.g. the button left of the task=
bar
> > (and just right of the taskbar's handle)

Not to mention you need xmag to actually see the things.

> My personal (and perhaps no relevant, by consequence) is that the handl=
es
> waste space and are counterintuitive. I don't really understand why the=
 API
> of the applets can't be made to predefine the RMB contextual menus (of =
an
> applet) so that "remove", "preferences" and "move" actions be available=
 by
> default from there.

Agreed.

Regards,
Karol.
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