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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH][RFC] Use KAction::toolTip()  as label in KEditToolbar
From:       Marc Mutz <Marc.Mutz () uni-bielefeld ! de>
Date:       2002-01-08 9:52:30
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On Monday 07 January 2002 17:52, David Faure wrote:
> On Monday 07 January 2002 13:30, Marc Mutz wrote:
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> > The status bar text is shown below the listbox, but I think no-one
> > looks there, since the vast majority of actions doesn't specify one
> > and if one of the few actions that depend on it shows it's
> > statusbar text there, no-one will notice.
>
> Statusbartext == tooltip, right ?

It seems so, yes.

> I don't understand your point here. You complain that "New" alone
> isn't clear as to what it's about. If some explanation (the same one
> as the statusbartext/tooltip for the action) appears at the bottom of
> the dialog, doesn't this clear up the matter ? It explains which
> action it's about.

Yes, this solves the "Configure Toolbars..." problem.

> > Also, the key dialog and the toolbar text problems still persist.
>
> I suggest a similar area for showing the action description, in the
> key dialog.
> What's the toolbar text problem ?

Start KMail, insert "[Mark As ->] New" into the toolbar, switch to 
text{{under,aside} icons,only}. Again: "New" _what_?

Marc

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