From kde-devel  Mon Feb 28 09:33:43 2000
From: David Faure <David.Faure () cramersystems ! com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:33:43 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: RE: Control Center/ "File Manager"
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-devel&m=95173067323645

> In the File Manager section of the Kontrol Center, there's 
> the option to "Open Directories in separate windows."  And, it's
appropriate image.
> 
> Am I the only one that thinks that image is a bit--- cheezy?  
> Windows has that same "feature" and it's not any more useful in there :)

I suppose the image is there to make it easier to understand...
But I'm not convinced it's necessary, either.

> I think that if you want to have such a thumbnail, it should 
> be a huge one
> spanning the top half of that entire box, and that all (or 
> most) the controls
> should have some sort of effect on it.

But that would mean N*M*P versions of the image,
if there are 3 options with each respectively N/M/P possibilities...
And tell me how you show the difference between single click
and double click on a non-animated image... :)

> Or maybe I would just be content with getting rid of that 
> image completely.
> 
> Please comment.

If you care for your life, don't touch it until you've got
Preston's opinion on this. He added it.

:-)

David.