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List: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: XSETTINGS spec
From: Zack Rusin <zack () kde ! org>
Date: 2005-12-08 22:47:42
Message-ID: 200512082347.42985.zack () kde ! org
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On Thursday 08 December 2005 23:34, George Staikos wrote:
> The (well, one) point is, when I use firefox elsewhere, then I have
> buttons in different places. The whole concept is royally confusing.
I think you're seeing this backwards. Users shouldn't have to base their
desktop usage on a basis of learning every application individually.
Desktops should behave consistently. When I'm running desktops X - all
applications bahave in Y specified way.
Usage should never be based on: I'm running desktop X, application A
behaves in Y way, application B behaves in Z way, application C behaves
in W way... metaphor. This is exactly what we want to avoid. Desktops
may behave differently (I'm not saying whether that's good or bad) but
applications running on a desktop should _always_ behave in a well
specified and consistant manner.
Zack
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