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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Fwd: [PATCH] Disable Klipper Actions by Default
From:       Ian h <arcaneone () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2002-08-19 5:37:04
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> From: Cristian Tibirna <tibirna@kde.org>
> To: kde-core-devel@mail.kde.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Disable Klipper Actions by
> Default
> Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 23:18:49 -0400
> 
> 
> Klipper actions are one of those great things that
> the user wants to have if 
> he'd know they're available. If it's disabled by
> default, new users never 
> will find about it. Chances are in this case they
> would even banish klipper 
> completely, which I'd see as a severe step back in
> KDE's usability.
> 
> If the attention stealing is a problem, then rather
> make klipper less 
> intrusive. E.g., instead of popping the menu, making
> the icon red and then 

I would suggest an animation, blinking icon or
something like that instead. As others have said on
this mailing list, its a bad idea to use colors
because they may have diferent cultural significanice.
For example, I would interpet red as either "Stop" or
'Warning/Danger". Basically good idea to show that an
item has been added. It may even draw user attention
to the Klipper so they can actually make use of the
history function.     

> LMB click on the icon would launch the "default" (or
> first in the list) 
> action of the current menu, while the MMB click
> would pop the current menu.
> 

Klipper only has three tabs: Clipboard History,Actions
"control" and keyboard shortcuts. What kind menus are
you refering to? 

> The red icon would come back to normal after a
> reasonable delay (say 10 
> seconds).

I also agree that the Klipper stay because it's useful
assuming you know its even there. Some sort of
non-intursive acknowledgement would be subtle way to
show activity and maybe get people to investigate it
when they're not doing omething else.


On a similar note I think clicking on the Klipper
while its properties menu should close it. I think it
would be a like strange for a user to not be able to
close the menu directly. This behavior is present in
almost every other icon that appears on the kicker and
taskbar.

-Ian

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