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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: NEW class for kdelibs
From:       rupert THURNER <rthurner () edu ! uni-klu ! ac ! at>
Date:       1999-02-15 16:06:06
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could it be a mechanism similar to context-sensitive-help? i.e. if you
reach context-sensitive help to a menu-entry via rmb, you could
configure it also via rmb? or if you habe to switch mode with e.g. a
toolbar-button to get help, you could also have a toolbar-button for
configuring?

rupert.

Roberto Alsina wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Robert Hagemann wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > <cite>
> > When reconfiguring a shortcut, the user should get a info notice:
> >
> > "You are reconfiguring the shortcut for (whatever) [ from old_key ] to
> > new_key"
> >
> > <Ok> <Cancel> <disable this feature> <don't ask for confirmation anymore>
> > </cite>
> >
> > Sorry, but You failed to convince me -- I still dislike it.
> > A menu entry has a purpose (to fire up an action for the user).
> > The user can achieve this via LMB click and, in some menus, with a
> > keystroke. To configure the menu itself, You add a "meta purpose".
> > In most cases, You do such things via (another) "options" menu or via
> > RMB in KDE. A simple keystroke is "too ordinary" for this task.
> 
> Well, some people like this.
> It could be disabled by default.
> 
> It could be required to do something unusual (say, right clock on the
> popup?) before entering a "configuring shortcut mode".
> 
> I am not trying to convince anyone, I am trying to see if there is a way
> to provide the feature which is not intrusive and/or destructive.
> 
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