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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: opinions on gnome2
From:       William Leese <yatsu () wanadoo ! nl>
Date:       2002-07-19 17:56:48
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On Friday 19 July 2002 18:36, Sander Devrieze wrote:
> Op vrijdag 19 juli 2002 16:50, schreef wvl:
> <knip>
>
> > Now, compare this with KDE3 where everything is cropped on one, large
> > panel. Just about everything that gnome2 has is placed in on this panel,
> > _including_ a set of large 'quick launch' icons. Once the user is able
> > to find the KDE application menulist, he/she is presented with a list of
> > applications, applets and actions.
> >
> > It's obvious which approach is more userfriendly. KDE3's panel lacks
> > order (no seperators, the KDE application list icon is lost in the quick
> > launch icons), as does the KDE menu.
> >
> > So, how should KDE3/4 go about this? My opinion is that it should follow
> > gnome2 in respect to it's default desktop. I'm interested in hearing
> > your opinions.
>
> I agree with this, but I think that this is for some users good.  Therefore
> it would be interesting that you can choose between a simple and a classic
> menu(standard simple).  This question can be asked in that application that
> starts only the first time you start kde ( I forgot it's name ) and you
> have to has the possibility to change later ( kcontrol ).  But that's my
> opinion...
>

kpersonalizer addresses some problems with KDE3, but in the wrong way.

Kpersonalizer provides a workaround for KDE3's lack of logical grouping of 
options ("high performance", "all effects on", "Mac theme", "Windows theme").

But this is a different topic :)

- wvl
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