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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Configure Desktop Background
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-06-03 20:38:16
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On June 3, 2002 02:11 pm, Poletti, Don wrote:
> I took Aaron's layout and added options for patterns
> and pixmap cache. I didn't use a group box for the
> two pixmap widgets this looks a little funny to me
> but emphasizes that these are not on a per desktop basis.

the patterns addition looks natural, though we are starting to get busy again.

but the pixmap cache. ...... looking at your design i realized why that 
setting was bothering me so much:

<revelation>
the pixmap cache setting does not belong here. it belongs on a "Performance 
and Tuning" control panel along with things like konqueror's "Minimize Memory 
Usage" setting. i'm sure there are these sorts of settings all over KDE, but 
because they are scattered:

 o users don't find some or all of them
 o it is frustrating when you go to tune things for memory/speed and you have 
to open up several config dialogs (and remember which ones they are =)
</revelation>

thoughts?

> I also shrunk the add wallpaper button. I tried to expand
> the list to the button but was unable to get it to size correctly.
> It either wanted to be too small or too large, So I left it the
> way it was although it should go down to the button.

here is a slightly reworked version of your dialog with layouts, etc... 

	http://urbanlizard.com/~aseigo/back-pat-2.ui

the button problem was due to it being set to grow vertically as well as 
horizontally.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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