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Subject: Re: [Panel-devel] [RFC] Interaction model for "building" your shell
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: 2005-09-15 0:41:42
Message-ID: 200509141841.46716.aseigo () kde ! org
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On Wednesday 14 September 2005 05:46, Barış Metin wrote:
> On Thursday 15 September 2005 01:24, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> 1. Create widgets on the main widget.
> 2. Select two/three of them with Shift+LMB
> 3. Select "Lay out horizantally".
> 4. Than choose "break layout" from the toolbar.
i'm hoping we can make it a bit more free form and just "drag and droppy" than
this.. we'll see =)
ever played with kwin's "magnetic borders"?
> Graphics programs or designer-like GUI builders already deal with this
> problem - placement/layout of multiple objects on the screen. We can just
> take a look at them and maybe just imitate ;).
a little less geeky than designer perhaps, but i like the direction ... have
you played with dashboard? it has that little ribbon at the bottom. rather
limited, but still more prior art to look at.
> > > 2) Having a special action "somewhere"(*) triggering the edit mode. In
> > > this case every windows are hidden, and only the desktop and its
> > > plasmoids are accessible until you switch back to the normal mode.
> >
> > yes, we just need to find a place for it. this is a job for the usability
> > people =)
>
> My first try would be "right click on the desktop and search for the
> keyword edit" :).
sounds about right.
> I really liked the idea of "plasmoid composition"
oooh. i like that!
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