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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: User Interface guide
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-03-10 5:19:02
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On Friday 09 March 2001 14:38, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Friday 09 March 2001 02:10 pm, David Smith wrote:
> > Rik Hemsley wrote:
> > > I think perhaps this should be the default. Does anyone think that
> > > it's better to have the 'hide buttons' enabled by default ?
> >
> > If they are off by default new users will never know they exist.
> > They are far to useful for that! :)
>
> but ballance that against the attrocity of having to "aim" for the K Menu.
> good UI design says it should reach into the "infinity" of the bottom left
> corner of the screen.

Bullshit. 99% of your buttons don't do that. Sure, it's slightly easier to 
hit the button when it is located in the corner of the screen but that's an 
advantage that has to be weight against other disadvantages.

Cheers,
Waldo
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