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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Some conclusions regarding kickers default layout
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-07-25 20:05:27
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On Thursday 25 July 2002 11:18, Uno Engborg wrote:
> Waldo Bastian wrote:
> >On Thursday 25 July 2002 09:32 am, Sander Devrieze wrote:
> >>>- changing pager to default to 2 desktops
> >>
> >>No, I think 4 desktops is the best:  2 is not enough for most people and
> >> 2 numbers in the panel isn't beautiful to see I think.
> >
> >I find that 2 looks ugly indeed. 4 looks much better.

first off, "ugly" is pretty subjective (outside of some pretty restrictive 
parametres). and the reasons for suggesting a 2 desktop pager are:

 o the vast majority of new users i've polled online and offline don't have a  
handle on the multiple desktop thing. they chafe at it and it takes time to 
get used to it. in real life situations i've found that four is overwhelming 
for the new user. 2 is much more manageable (left/right, top/bottom, 
this/that .. people handle boolean issues quite well). as they become more 
comfortable with the multiple desktop issue they can increase the number. 
(speaking of which, 4 isn't enough either. i use 6. and i quite like the way 
the pager looks with 6, and that's a product of conditioning)

 o it saves space, which is quite noticeable at 800x600. remember that one of 
the big complaints w/kicker's default is that it is crowded. having a bnch of 
desktops that many don't use doesn't help.

anyways, i'm not really committed to any of the suggestions thus far, i just 
wanted to point out the counterballancing points. 

> It doesn't only look better, it also makes faster access to the
> two lower desktops as the will reside at the bottom of the screen
> and is much easier to catch with the mouse.

and so the top two are harder to get at? as opposed to a two desktop pager 
where only one is on the bottom? i mean, you could say there are twice as 
many desktops that are easy to get at in the 4 desktop set up or your could 
say that there are twice as many that are hard to get at ;-) i really don't 
know if this matters much.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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