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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: [RFC] KMenu tidy up post KDE 3.0
From:       Chris Howells <chrish () gmx ! co ! uk>
Date:       2002-01-19 16:30:03
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On Saturday 19 January 2002 12:11 pm, Thomas Zander wrote:
> I don't like that solution because many researchers have proven that people
> (the ones not being programmers) can't remember below one hierarchical

:(

> level. 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
> find it there!  But alas people simply don't do it like that.

Interesting. How does Windows (the latest version of Windows I have access to 
is '95, which defintely does have such sub-menus) and Mac OS X handle this?

> Look at "SameGame"; its under tactics & strategy. The label next to it
> however shows Board game.
> Maybe this is a stypid bug;

OK, I'll have a look at sorting that.

> but I suspect it will prove harder then you
> think to make a distinction that makes sense. Where people will start
> looking at the same position where you put it.

Interesting point. I think that having multiple menu entries for the same 
applcation is defintely confusing, and a bad idea. However, having looked 
over all of the program names, I can't recall any that I can't decide how to 
classify.

> > I also suggest the addition of a PIM menu.
>
> PIM is not something people tend to recognise. What about;
> - agenda

Very good, sir! I like that one a lot :)

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Cheers, Chris Howells -- chris@chrishowells.co.uk, howells@kde.org
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