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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] Control Center needs an overhaul!
From:       Jim Philips <jimmyc () speedfactory ! net>
Date:       2004-07-06 1:37:46
Message-ID: 40EA026A.8000203 () speedfactory ! net
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Sean Schertell wrote:

>Was  [kde-linux] Desktop Icons thread:
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>>From a usability standpoing, wouldn't it make sense to put this under
>>Appearance & Themes > Icons   ????
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>From a usability standpoint, I think the Control Center is a textbook study 
>in how *not* to design a UI.  Way way way too many options on the top 
>level, "advanced" options aren't really all that advanced -- although 
>you'll find plenty of advanced options right on the top level.
>
>I'd like to suggest that the KDE team do this:  Write down the 
>name/description of every individual function available in the Control 
>Center on a separate Post-It note (probably more than a hundred I guess).  
>Now go over to a big wall and organize those things into logical 
>categories.  Use the OS X System Preferences as a model for top level 
>simplicity.  Then put the *least used* features features under an advanced 
>tab for each module.
>
>I think the key here is to find out what people use most often and make 
>sure those things are right where most people would expect to find them -- 
>not buried under an advanced tab somewhere unexpected.
>
>I love KDE, but the 12,000 options in every menu, toolbar, and control 
>panel is a really huge barrier to usability IMO -- to the extent of almost 
>being "user hostile".  With every option under the sun is available on the 
>top level, it's often nearly impossible to find what you're looking for.
>  
>
I like having all of those options and I use most of them. But it took 
me a long time to find the option that started this thread. There are 
things in Control Center that beg for better organization. When it comes 
to fonts, I should be able to configure everything for fonts in one 
place. Instead, there is a general area to set fonts for KDE, an area to 
set font colors (within a theme only) and an area to set the fonts used 
on the background. This all belongs together. People shouldn't have to 
guess.

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