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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] Fifteen puzzle config revamp
From:       "Hans Chen" <hanswchen () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-01-22 19:25:52
Message-ID: c59230380801221125p6af2ea35o9e2238c77faf2121 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hi again Andre,

You're really doing a great work! (only judged by screenshots). The area I
personally think needs more work in KDE is on polishing. I really appreciate
small improvements like this only, it makes the whole experience much much
better.
I really wish I had more time, these kind of jobs seem like a good
introduction to KDE programming. Oh well, now back to topic.

> I  also added an action in the menu to shuffle the pieces.
>
> There is only one remaining issue in the new config dialog. I don't think
> a shuffle pieces button should be there, but I can't find a way to do
> it but in the menu (already added in the patch).

When I saw the screenshots I was going to suggest this. In my opinion the
button belongs to a configuration dialog. I was thinking why it was there,
and not only in the right-click menu, and I think I have an answer:
discoverability. Yeah, actually you don't have to right click to bring up
the configure dialog which I thought first.

I don't know if that's a good reason though, personally I would just access
the action from the right click menu.

With best regards,
Hans Chen

2008/1/22 Andre Magalhaes <andrunko@gmail.com>:

> Hi all,
>
> Here I am again. I am trying to get the config dialogs in a sane state.
> Another config dialog that was pissing me off was the Fifteen puzzle
> config dialog
> so I rewrote it.
>
> The code now besides the visual improvement, saves config options,
> so when you reload the applet it will use the saved options.
> I also reindented some part of the code to follow the applets code
> indentation
>
> Eg.: Added {  } to all if, while, for ...
>       Removed trailing whitespaces
>       ...
>
> Here are the screenshots of the old and new config dialog:
>
> Old config in the initial state:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773400/
> Old config when "Split ..." option is selected:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773404/
> Old config when "Plain .." option is selected again:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773406/
>
> New config in the initial state:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773410/
> New config when "Split ..." option is selected:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773414/
>
> I  also added an action in the menu to shuffle the pieces.
>
> There is only one remaining issue in the new config dialog. I don't think
> a shuffle pieces button should be there, but I can't find a way to do
> it but in the menu (already added in the patch).
>
> Any feedback is welcome, if everybody agrees I will commit it.
>
> BR
>
> --
> Andre Moreira Magalhaes (andrunko)
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Jabber: andrunko@gmail.com
> MSN:   andremoreira@msn.com
> Skype:  andrunko
> Blog:    http://andrunko.blogspot.com
>
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Hi again Andre,<br><br>You&#39;re really doing a great work! (only judged by screenshots). The \
area I personally think needs more work in KDE is on polishing. I really appreciate small \
improvements like this only, it makes the whole experience much much better. <br>I really wish \
I had more time, these kind of jobs seem like a good introduction to KDE programming. Oh well, \
now back to topic.<br><br>&gt; I &nbsp;also added an action in the menu to shuffle the \
pieces.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; There is only one remaining issue in the new config dialog. I don&#39;t \
think <br>&gt; a shuffle pieces button should be there, but I can&#39;t find a way to \
do<br>&gt; it but in the menu (already added in the patch).<br><br>When I saw the screenshots I \
was going to suggest this. In my opinion the button belongs to a configuration dialog. I was \
thinking why it was there, and not only in the right-click menu, and I think I have an answer: \
discoverability. Yeah, actually you don&#39;t have to right click to bring up the configure \
dialog which I thought first. <br><br>I don&#39;t know if that&#39;s a good reason though, \
personally I would just access the action from the right click menu.<br><br>With best \
regards,<br>Hans Chen<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/1/22 Andre Magalhaes &lt; <a \
href="mailto:andrunko@gmail.com">andrunko@gmail.com</a>&gt;:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: \
1ex;">Hi all,<br><br>Here I am again. I am trying to get the config dialogs in a sane state. \
<br>Another config dialog that was pissing me off was the Fifteen puzzle<br>config dialog<br>so \
I rewrote it.<br><br>The code now besides the visual improvement, saves config options,<br>so \
when you reload the applet it will use the saved options. <br>I also reindented some part of \
the code to follow the applets code indentation<br><br>Eg.: Added { &nbsp;} to all if, while, \
for ...<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Removed trailing whitespaces<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \
...<br><br>Here are the screenshots of the old and new config dialog: <br><br>Old config in the \
initial state:<br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773400/" \
target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773400/</a><br>Old config when \
&quot;Split ...&quot; option is selected: <br><a \
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773404/" \
target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773404/</a><br>Old config when \
&quot;Plain ..&quot; option is selected again:<br><a \
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773406/" target="_blank"> \
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773406/</a><br><br>New config in the initial \
state:<br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773410/" \
target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773410/ </a><br>New config when \
&quot;Split ...&quot; option is selected:<br><a \
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773414/" \
target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrunko/2212773414/</a><br><br>I &nbsp;also added \
an action in the menu to shuffle the pieces. <br><br>There is only one remaining issue in the \
new config dialog. I don&#39;t think<br>a shuffle pieces button should be there, but I \
can&#39;t find a way to do<br>it but in the menu (already added in the patch).<br><br> Any \
feedback is welcome, if everybody agrees I will commit it.<br><br>BR<br><font \
color="#888888"><br>--<br>Andre Moreira Magalhaes \
(andrunko)<br>--------------------------------------------------------<br>Jabber: <a \
href="mailto:andrunko@gmail.com"> andrunko@gmail.com</a><br>MSN: &nbsp; <a \
href="mailto:andremoreira@msn.com">andremoreira@msn.com</a><br>Skype: &nbsp;andrunko<br>Blog: \
&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://andrunko.blogspot.com" \
target="_blank">http://andrunko.blogspot.com</a><br></font> \
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