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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    default panel set up
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-07-23 17:45:06
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On Tuesday 23 July 2002 11:06, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> I think the applet handles aren't that bad, but the taskbar button next to
> it looks plain ugly. The button itself is ok I guess, but in combination
> with the applet handle it looks horrible. See screenshot.

the button needs to be turned off by default IMHO ... a better default kicker 
setup, IMO, would be, in order:

KMenu
KOffice menu (menu, not individual apps)
Desktop show/hide
Help
Konsole
Home (link, not an app)
Web
Pager (w/2 desktops only)
Taskbar (sans window button, set to group on being filled, show windows on all 
desktops)
System tray



using a "normal" sized kicker the buttons would take up ~290 pixels. on 
800x600 this leaves 510 pixels for the pager and taskbar. the pager, showing 
two desktops, takes ~35 pixels. this leaves ~470 pixels for the pager. lots 
of room. one could probably make it 350 pixels wide and leave a 120 pixel gap 
between the buttons and the applets.  one might even be tempted to use up 
another 75 or so pixels and through a clock on there (i wouldn't though =)

i believe this strikes a happy medium between spartan and featureful. it takes 
into consideration the number of desktops new users usually find comfortable 
dealing with and works nicely on 800x600 w/room to spare!

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Aaron J. Seigo
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler"
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