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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    RE: RE: konqy issues (22.02.2000)
From:       David Faure <David.Faure () cramersystems ! com>
Date:       2000-02-29 10:36:20
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> On Die, 29 Feb 2000, David Faure wrote:
> > > No, only the views in the "sibling" of the current one.
> > > 
> > > --------------
> > > |  A   |  B  |
> > > --------------
> > > |      C     |
> > > --------------
> > > 
> > > If you are in "A", close sibling ("B")
> > > if you are in "C", close siblings ("A" and "B").
> > > I.e. make the current view double as big as it is currently.
> > 
> > Much too complex IMHO.
> 
> It would be the exact opposite function of splitting a view.

Ah - that would be different then.
"Unsplit", or so.
I guess it's mainly the naming that I didn't like - since 
C is a sibling of A, in terms of promiscuity.

Anyway I think this would be made a lot simpler by having
a "close view" button in the view titlebar...
Click->close is much more intuitive than unsplit,
since unsplit depends on the way you've split the views

Example:

A B
C D

If you unsplit on C, will it close D or A ?
You have no way to know.
The "siblings" of C could be A (if you first made two vertical views)
or D (if you first made two horizontal views)...

Hmm, we've been down this road before. But on kfm-devel...

> > So you don't like the idea of dragging out views, kcontrol-like ?
> 
> Yes, personally I don't like it.
> You have to point exactly to the part where you can drag, 
> click, hold the button down, drag and suddenly after a not predictable
(except from
> experience) distance it becomes an own window.
> I personally use it only for rearranging the bars in konqy 
> (location at the bottom, tools at the left) and to show people "See what I
can do".

Point taken.
But people don't like the current view frames either.
Don't know what to do.

David.

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