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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Some conclusions regarding kickers default layout
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-07-26 9:25:50
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On Friday 26 July 2002 12:25, David Hugh-Jones wrote:
> On Friday 26 July 2002 3:34 pm, Matt Bonyak wrote:
> > ...Or just remove the nuisance/space waster, and it will still remain
> > where 99% of users will expect it to be: at the bottom of the Kmenu
>
> Well, I don't think it is necessarily a nuisance or a space waster. Have
> you got any reasons to back that up?

 o it is an item you use exactly once per session, if at all.
 o it is sitting on prime realestate (the panel) where lots of clicking goes 
on. accidental clicks are easy to make (and do happen)
 o it is duplicated in the kmenu, where people are very familiar w/it. this is 
different than any other applet
 o kicker's default layout is too crampt
 o the reason why these buttons are their own applet is that when they were a 
part of the system tray they weren't very optional (most really need the sys 
tray) and so all the above problems kept biting people. with it seperated, 
those affected just remove it from their panel. this progression of events 
probably speaks to the fact that it is not a god default candidate.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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