From kde-core-devel  Sat Jan 19 12:11:13 2002
From: Thomas Zander <zander () planescape ! com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 12:11:13 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: [RFC] KMenu tidy up post KDE 3.0
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On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 08:01:31PM +0000, Chris Howells wrote:
> Hi,
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> This is a proposal of some changes that I'd like to see before KDE 3.0.
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> Problem:
> ---------
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> The KMenu is currently a rather untidy mess. It's very hard to find anyth=
ing,=20
> since there are long lists of programs in the sub-menus.

Good point!

> Suggested Solution:
> ------------------
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> The KMenu should be further split up into hierachial sub-menus under each=
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> the current main menu items (e.g. Application, Development, Editors).=20

I don't like that solution because many researchers have proven that people=
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(the ones not being programmers) can't remember below one hierarchical leve=
l.
In other words; if you do this people can't remember where an application is
and will be looking a lot longer.
I know that you intend to make some solution that takes away the need to
remember by simply thinking where an application would be located; you will=
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find it there!  But alas people simply don't do it like that.

> The=20
> result of this would be to create an effect rather like the Games menu is=
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> split up now; applications are split up into more clearly defined genres.
Look at "SameGame"; its under tactics & strategy. The label next to it howe=
ver
shows Board game.=20
Maybe this is a stypid bug; but I suspect it will prove harder then you thi=
nk
to make a distinction that makes sense. Where people will start looking at =
the
same position where you put it.

> Suggestion Implementation of Solution:
> --------------------------
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> I suggest removing the Utilities menu. All of the applications would be b=
etter=20
> listed elsewhere (see below).
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> I also suggest the addition of a PIM menu.

PIM is not something people tend to recognise. What about;
- agenda
- groupware
- my memory
- my info


--=20
Thomas Zander                                            zander@earthling.n=
et
The only thing worse than failure is the fear of trying something new

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