From kde-core-devel  Fri Aug 25 10:54:55 2006
From: Matthias Lechner <matthias () lmme ! de>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:54:55 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: KAssistantDialog proposal
Message-Id: <200608251254.55368.matthias () lmme ! de>
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=115650332230627

Hi,

I'm responding myself as there are too many issues which should not be 
discussed in single threads.

There are two kinds of problems I see here:
1. there are some issues regarding the code itself and about single design 
elements (like allowing svg art, which would be ok to be implemented if 
wished).
2. there are some concerns regarding the whole design.

Comments on the first point:
I agree, colors should be retreived using a palette and should not be 
hard-coded. And svg graphics are probable better looking than mine, although 
I have some concerns about... I also appreciate Aaron's comments. Most of 
them mean just minor changes.

Comments on the second point:
The question which arises here is whether I should continue developing this 
component when there are so many fundamental design issues. I designed the 
KAssistantDialog with the end user in mind. I don't think that the end user 
should be exposed to any kind of hierarchy. And in my opinion designing pages 
hierarchically in the background and showing the user a flatten view is a 
good thing.

Actually I really don't understand why my proposal makes things complicated.

Regarding the misisng copyright information: sorry, I started the thing from 
scratch and decided later on to reuse Olivier's code. Will be added of 
course.

Well, actually it's not my decision whether I should continue. Please tell me! 
However, I want to be sure not to waste time.

Best regards
Matthias