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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] Standardize clocks config dialogs
From:       "Andre Magalhaes" <andrunko () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-01-21 18:26:47
Message-ID: 7b3e4da90801211026h4a2a01a9k5cb944c3136de057 () mail ! gmail ! com
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2008/1/21 Hans Chen <hanswchen@gmail.com>:
> Are thoughts from a simple user welcome? If they are, continue reading. ;)
Sure they are

> I, for one, actually like the tabs. I definitely  prefer them to showing
> everything in group boxes or what not. The reason? It's quite simple.
> My eyes don't like the timezones list. Nor does my brain. All the text, the
> flags... if I wanted to configure a simple analog clock, I expect a "simple"
> dialog with "simple" options. That list looks both complex and "cluttered"
> and shouldn't (in my opinion) be the first thing that's shown. And
> absolutely not together with other options.
>
> Yep. That's the reason why I like the tabs - the dialog that shows up looks
> clean (a little bit empty at the moment though), and if I click the tab
> "Timezones", I know pretty much what to expect. The grayed out list +
> checkbox is a huge plus.
>
> Those were the thoughts of a simple user. Now I want to hear your arguments.
> =)
As I said in the other mail I am not a big fan of tabs, but in this
particular case
I believe they improve readability/usability, as you explained well in
your mail.
Not it's time to vote, what do you guys decide.

I vote for the patched version, my points:
- Behaves the same as the digital clock config
- Extensible, more options can be added without the need to relayout the dialog
- Easy to read, find options as explained by Hans

If Aaron agrees I will commit :D.

BR

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