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List:       kde-pim
Subject:    Re: [Kde-pim] KPIM Workspace
From:       Guenter Schwann <schwann () icg ! tu-graz ! ac ! at>
Date:       2002-06-10 7:46:18
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On Sunday 09 June 2002 23:35, Robert Floyd wrote:
> I come into the office and check my email. In my email are several
> meeting requests. I click a button and see if there's a conflict on my
> calendar. Then I accept or reject and send the reply in an email. Next,
> I check my list of to-dos to see what needs to be done today. I keep my
> email application running all day at work. At the end of the day, I put
> my Palm in its cradle and sync, so I'll have all the information with me
> at home.
>
> Could I do this with three different programs? Yes, but why should I?
> Over a day, the extra time involved keeping up with multiple programs is
> significant.

Could you explain me why? What's the difference having the application running 
as KParts in one "shell"-application, to having running them on one desktop?

> Personally, I'd like to see a wrapper program that could tie a mail
> client, address book and project planning tool together in a relatively
> seamless manner. Today (3.0.1), KAB integration with KMail is not ready
> for everyday office use. The inability to make easy use of categories,
> as well as the inability to assign multiple contacts to a single
> category simulataneously, make it almost impossible for me to use. From
> what I've been reading, 3.1 should eliminate many of my objections.

Well - you talk about the application's limitations. Be are very well aware, 
that our PIM-applicatins have a lot of (mostly smaller) problems.
But "gluing" them together wouldn't make them any better. It's just the 
opposite. To make them all KParts, and working on "kaplan" would use a big 
amount of our limited resources.

> When designing applications, keep in mind that, for most people,
> computers are a means to an end, not the end itself. They want it to be
> as easy to use as any other office machine (telephone, copier, fax
> machine). And, human nature being what it is, people will tend to select
> ease of use over robustness/security if they have to pick one.

Developers mostly have another point of view, so getting more response from 
"ordinary users" would help us.
KDE doesn't consist of coders only. There are translators, "documetators" and 
_users that give us feedback_. Help us by telling us your 
suggestions/problems, and become a part of KDE :-)

ciao
- -- 
Guenter Schwann
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