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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    usability bug in clock applet
From:       Greg Day <gregday () ecsis ! net>
Date:       2003-07-26 12:33:18
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After wiping out some of my config and updating from HEAD, I tried to change 
the Kicker clock applet to Plain instead of the default, Digital.  The first 
thing I thought to do was right-click and choose "Configure Clock..."

Then from the list I chose Plain clock, yet the Apply button remained greyed 
out and unclickable.  So I checked an option box here and there ("ah, now it 
is clickable!") and hit Apply, yet it remained Digital.

It took me well over 30 minutes of looking at the config files and messing 
with this config dialog to realize I could only change what type of clock I 
wanted by doing a right-click and selecting from "Type >"

When a user has selected a clock type to configure from the dialog, shouldn't 
the current one being shown from the list because the current type when Apply 
or OK is hit?

If not, it seems that the clock and it's dialog are at somewhat of a 
disconnect from each other.  At the very least, shouldn't the text in the 
dialog say "Clock type to configure" rather than just "Clock type:" as this 
leads the user to think this is how he can change which clock he wants?

Greg
 
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