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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: Option to attach Page Tabs to bottom instead of top?
From:       Dave Leigh <dave.leigh () cratchit ! org>
Date:       2001-12-04 20:16:03
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On Tuesday 04 December 2001 09:55, Sean Pecor wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> As I hammer away on my first KDE app, a semi-automated time tracking panel
> applet, I'm wondering if a particular user interface feature is a good idea
> or not:
>
> Bottom attached tabs? In other words, an option to dock the tabs for a
> multiple document / page interface on the bottom of a frame. The standard
> top attached tabs work fine, but I'm finding that my mouse cursor is most
> often closer to the bottom of the screen when I need to get to a tab. If
> this is often the case with most users, why not make a prototype and
> experiment with it?

I've often seen the position of the tabs as an option. You know how I love 
options!  Although I typically prefer them at the top, I disagree with Marc 
that this is where "the user" expects them. Many applications place them at 
the bottom (Excel & Textpad are examples in Windows), so what the user 
expects depends largely on the user's prior experience.

> Perhaps I'm backwards :). I have my close button (X) on the left side of
> the window header away from the other buttons on the right. But it saves me
> time since my cursor is usually closest to the top left when I'm getting
> ready to close something down. Also prevents me from accidentally closing a
> window when I wanted to minimize it, which was a rare but painful event  ;)

If you're backwards, then so am I.  Of course, I also put my panel at the top 
of the screen so that the K menu drops DOWN in accordance with the laws of 
physics. IMHO, this is also what the user should expect. :)

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