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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Suggested improvements for KFind.
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-08-07 4:37:48
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Hiya, 

I think the user interface of KFind is not very good and I would like to see 
it improved. The major problem of kfind seems to be that it tries very hard 
to be an application while it is much more a tool. 

If you do not know what I mean take a look at KDE's color dialog. You can 
find a stand alone version in kdegraphics/kcoloredit/kcolorchooser. The color 
dialog is a tool. Even if you run it as stand alone application, it still is 
a tool. You can keep it around, you can use it to interact with other 
applications. It is a tool and it has a single very defined task "choosing 
colors". 

KFind should be the same. KFind should be a tool with a very define task: 
"finding files". 

Currently KFind tries to be an application. This is what I propose to turn 
it into a tool:

* Get rid of the menu bar and tool bar, make the application a dialog.

* Add a search button.

* Add a close button.

* Remove the "Add to archive" functionality. If you want to manipulate 
archives start ark and drag files from kfind to ark.

* "Open file" and "Properties" should move to a RMB menu.

* Remove "browse directory".

* Add a "Save results" button, it should show a "Save as" dialog in which the 
user can choose to save as text or html.

* Remove "key configuration" and "preferences".

Cheers,
Waldo
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