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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Replacement for "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" tooltip...
From:       Joerg Mertin <smurphy () dspecialists ! de>
Date:       1999-07-06 7:34:39
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On Mon, Jul 05, 1999 at 07:00:15PM +0000, Leon Widdershoven wrote: 

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> I agree that the version number belongs in the About box.
> The About KDE should have the KDE version number, 
> the About FOO the version number of FOO

Well, as we have a lib that takes care (hopefully) of the about box, why
not make sure, every "About" user-request also shows the KDE-Version
number.

> 
> But I do still think that the tooltip should be descriptive,
> and "Color outside the lines" is typically not.

To be honest, the "Where do you want to go tomorrow" was the first thing
that caught me and made me switch to KDE, and I know lot´s of people how
like this kind of "Jokes", especially in such a complex system as KDE is
by now. I vote for putting back in some funnies back again. It´s
kind of a flair KDE had and should keep IMHO. The "Color outside the
lines" sounds nice for Marketing people, but not for End-Users. It´s
quite (german would call it "nuechtern") straigt...

> 
> "KDE System Menu" should do, I think. Though I don't know if it 
> is a system menu, an application menu, a miscelaneous menu,
> whatever. Maybe "A la carte" is a better choice:)
> 
> Whatever the outcome, I hope it will be descriptive.
Well, especially in this case, I hope something funny will come out.

Regards
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