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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] Kicker: Make taskbar buttons use all available space
From:       mETz <mETz81 () web ! de>
Date:       2005-05-04 15:06:52
Message-ID: 200505041706.52662.mETz81 () web ! de
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Moin,

On Mittwoch Mai 4 2005 15:50, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> I think it makes sense for buttons on the taskbar to take up all the
> available room. After all they're things you're trying to hit with the
> mouse, so why make them smaller than they need to be.
>
> Does anyone agree? Or am I nuts.

I can agree that it should be easy to access them. But look at tab-bars 
please, tabs also don't take all available width but only a sane amount. The 
same should apply to taskbar-buttons, the full-width mode looks ugly IMHO.

> I haven't added any GUI for this, if people like it I'll try that too. I
> really think this makes sense from a usability perspective, I'd argue it
> should really be the default setting.

Doesn't change a thing I'd say.

Bye, Stefan aka mETz
 
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