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List: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: KDE Platform Profiles
From: Inge Wallin <inge () lysator ! liu ! se>
Date: 2010-04-14 15:25:45
Message-ID: 201004141725.45728.inge () lysator ! liu ! se
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On Monday 12 April 2010 16:18:56 Kevin Ottens wrote:
> On Monday 12 April 2010 14:46:47 Thiago Macieira wrote:
> > I think you're missing a Netbook/Laptop profile in-between Desktop and
> > Tablet. Maybe even the two split up.
>
> I disagree with that, details below...
>
> [...]
>
> > Of import is the Netbook form factor: it's like the desktop, but on a
> > smaller screen. So maybe it won't affect kdelibs, but the apps themselves
> > that want to address this segment.
>
> Exactly, platform wise it's not a big difference. The thing is more that
> nowadays netbooks are more for light editing and media consumption, which
> fits our current "Tablet" profile.
>
> As I said the "Tablet" name is not ideal, but the best one we could come up
> with so far. But really from the *platform* pov Tablet==Netbook. From
> *plasma* pov though, you might want two different shells.
Not necessarily. A tablet most likely is using a specialized UI with touch
control. It's not certain that the KDE widgets and dialogs that are in
kdelibs now fit well onto such a platform. So Tablet: touch screen, and
Netbook: Mouse+keyboard can lead to very different UI's and therefore
different demands on that part of kdelibs.
-Inge
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