From kde-devel  Tue Nov 05 23:37:44 2002
From: "Troy Corbin Jr." <tcorbin () users ! sourceforge ! net>
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 23:37:44 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: Tab-Close button like in mozilla
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On Tuesday 05 November 2002 04:18 pm, Carsten Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 November 2002 22:32, Troy Corbin Jr. wrote:
> > I've been working on a similar widget set, though it does use the cur=
rent
> > QTabWidget:
> >
> > http://knights.sourceforge.net/shots/ss06.jpg
> >
> > It uses the 'Close' icon from the user's selected icon set for a
> > consistent look. It also includes a "Grip" which the user can drag to
> > organize the tabs into different top-level window. ( ie. Dragging a t=
ab
> > onto another tab
>
> Isn't it possible to put this into the upper part of the tab? That's wh=
ere
> I'd expect such functionality.

Not withough rewriting QTabWidget, which I felt was more work than it was=
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worth ( as far as my project is concerned ).

And although it's not an optimal use of screen real-estate, I don't think=
 the=20
Grip or Close Button's location would be confusing for users. In fact,=20
placing the Close Button on the tab with the Title means that the user mu=
st=20
take care not to accidentally press the Close Button when they go to sele=
ct a=20
tab. You might laugh at this notion, but remember that some of our users =
have=20
disabilities, and therefore can't control the mouse as well as you or I.

I also like the idea that the Close Button is on the far right of the win=
dow.=20
Users expect that.
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Troy Corbin Jr.
tcorbin@users.sf.net
http://knights.sf.net
 
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