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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: Behavior on systray icon clicking
From:       Kåre_Särs <kare.sars () iki ! fi>
Date:       2012-09-25 11:37:45
Message-ID: 3052517.7JDS8H1MMu () sars-laptop32
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On Tuesday 25 September 2012 12:56:40 Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 13:33:11 K=E5re S=E4rs wrote:
> > I have spacial memory
> =

> this is a basic part of human cognitive abilities. even toddlers who can
> only crawl exhibit it :)

What I mean is that people are different. Some people remember places bette=
r =

and others remember names better. I almost never use krunner because I don'=
t =

necessarily remember the name of the application/documentand every time I t=
ype =

a name wrong I have to go back and try again until i get the name right. Fo=
r =

_me_ the old-style start-menu and file-browser is more optimal. I remember =

better "where" I placed the things visually.

> =

> > I don't use
> > grouping of windows because I can use the taskbar-items to select all my
> > individual windows with just _one_ mouse click.
> =

> that's orthogonal.
No it is not orthogonal. System tray icons/applications do not move and are =

not mixed with the other items -> really fast to find. Again the placement =
is =

important for my workflow. =


> =

> regardless, having systray entries merged with their taskbar entries means
> you could get to ALL the applications functions from the same place. (and
> yes, still with "just one click" to the window). therefore this idea
> shouldn't worry you.

> =

> i doubt we will make it optional in the default plasmoid unless someone c=
an
> demonstrate a compelling reason why the feature could be detrimental to
> usage.
> =

> (the tasks widget already has more than enough options as it is .. we don=
't
> need to add more and more. eventually we would have a complete mess.)

Well that is why I hope it will be easier to implement additional applets. =


> =

> > For those that don't have spacial memory
> =

> which is ~0% of the current human population
Again this is not about total lack of spacial memory but people that rememb=
er =

names better than places.

/K=E5re
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