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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: Plasma in kde 4.2: let's make it perfect for my mother and
From:       Alex Merry <kde () randomguy3 ! me ! uk>
Date:       2008-11-18 0:04:23
Message-ID: 200811180004.28838.kde () randomguy3 ! me ! uk
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On Monday 17 November 2008 19:34:46 Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Monday 17 November 2008, Giovanni Masucci wrote:
> > Another thing (IMHO) to correct is the fact that with the classical menu
> > you can only drag and drop into the panel (or into the desktop). Right
> > click launches the program. This is not consistent with kickoff
> > behaviour.
>
> well, if you hobble the system by using old style components, there are
> going to be issues. if you want kickoff's ease of use .. use kickoff. i
> think you did a huge diservice to your test subject by making them use the
> menu style launcher when that's really not suited to new users nor the
> default configuraiton of plasma. it seems you figured "oh, she knows other
> systems, so let's make this exactly like them" and then tested that, which
> is really not how plasma ships nor is meant to be used.

OTOH, right-clicking in the classic menu really should produce a context menu 
and not launch the application.  But it's not really a priority thing, I 
guess.

Alex


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