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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Kicker Defaults
From:       Sander Devrieze <s.devrieze () pandora ! be>
Date:       2002-08-20 11:49:02
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Op dinsdag 20 augustus 2002 12:36, schreef Ryan Cumming:
> Hi,
>
> Kicker HEAD is currently somewhat screen-space-hungry. In fact, it becomes
> almost unusable at "low" resolutions such as 800x600
> (http://completely.kicks-ass.org/kicker-default-800x600.png). In this
> screenshot most of the taskbar, the logout buttons, Klipper, and the clock
> applet have been pushed off the right edge of the screen. This is obviously
> a usability concern.
>
> I was able to make Kicker (barely) fit the width of the screen by doing
> three things:
> 1) Removing the window list button from the taskbar (saves ~12 pixels)
> 2) Removing the logout applet (saves ~38 pixels)
> 3) Removing all of the KOffice icons (saves ~160 pixels)
4) Remove the kwrite-icon (saves x pixels)
5) Combine the Lock-screen-button with a little icon from kcontrol in place of 
the "Log-out"-button. (saves x pixels)
6) Show numbers in Pager in place of "previews" (saves x pixels)
7) Use plain clock with smaller font (saves x pixels)

<snip>

-- 
Sander Devrieze.
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