From kde-core-devel  Mon Feb 14 08:58:05 2005
From: Olaf Schmidt <ojschmidt () kde ! org>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:58:05 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: thoughts on the systray
Message-Id: <200502141004.05142 () amen-online ! org>
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[Aaron J. Seigo, Sonntag, 13. Februar 2005 23:58]
> 	o host apps (e.g. the systray applet in kicker) would consume this
> data to present an interface. the interface would be 100% under the
> control of the host app, including what to do when the user, for
> instance, right clicks on an entry versus left clicks on an entry.

I agree that the host application should have full control over the user=20
interaction. It should be far easier to make Kicker fully accessible this=20
way. And maybe it would even make sense for screen readers to implement=20
the system tray spec and to read out the information rather than painting=20
it.

> the application with a systray entry would only publish data, (and
> receive event notifications, for instance "the user wants to see a
> context menu for this entry")

I am wondering whether even the context menu should be shown by the host=20
application. Currently, all kicker applets have two context menus, with=20
one of them being nearly inaccessible to users who need a bigger button=20
size. Merging the two context menus would make the UI design far cleaner=20
and more standard. But I know it is very difficult to achieve, because it=20
would mean reworking the applet interface as well.

Olaf

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KDE Accessibility Project

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