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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: toolbars and buttons oh my
From:       Sven Radej <sven () lisa ! exp ! univie ! ac ! at>
Date:       2000-03-03 22:05:15
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On Fri, 03 Mar 2000, Kurt Granroth wrote:
>My idea was to have an expand thingy (button, whatever) that when
>clicked will expand the toolbar to the wrapped multiple rows toolbar.
>By default, though, only one row would be displayed.
>
>THIS WOULD BE CONFIGURABLE!
In that case I agree... :-)  
>
>> IŽd say that overcrowded toolbars are sign of bad toolbar usage.
>
>No one is disagreeing with you there... but this reasoning is fatally
>flawed when used to justify sticking with the current (bad) situation.
>
>This is a very developer-centric view.. not a user-centric one.  A
>user-centric view would say something like: developers have failed
>when the toolbar is overcrowded.  However, we don't want to penalize
>the user for the developer's failure.  Give them a tiny way out...
Yes, you are right. Users the should have a way out.
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Sven Radej      radej@kde.org
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