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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Font installer re-design
From:       "Manuel Amador \(Rudd-O\)" <amadorm () usm ! edu ! ec>
Date:       2002-04-24 14:48:27
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Sarang Lakare wrote:

>Just a suggestion:
>
>>1. AFM? how many users would know what is AFM? my suggestion would be to
>>
>>2. Command to refresh fonts - I suggest that the radio button would be
>>
>
>Before you design a GUI, please take a few minutes to think from a 
>non-technical-regular user's point of view. Although I am a power user of 
>linux for several years now, I am still not able to guess what AFM could 
>mean! "Command to refresh fonts" should be autodetected (as Hetz suggested) 
>or put under "Advanced".
>
Should be autodetected and not show up even in Advanced.

You should take a look at DrakFont and see how easy it is to use.  That 
should be your goal, only with a more streamlined UI.

> IMHO, there should be nothing in the default 
>dialogue that is not "plain english" which a newbie can understand. Anything 
>complex should go into "advanced".
>
Or shouldn't have the option at all.  Read Havoc Pennington's last 
article on "setting creep" and bugs that appear on certain obscure 
settings combinations.

> Else, we would end up having a control 
>center similar to GNOME (1.4) where there are tons of config options with 
>cryptic names attached to it!
>
>Have a good day,
>Sarang
>



 
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