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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Control center organization/clutter
From:       wvl <yatsu () wanadoo ! nl>
Date:       2002-08-28 18:52:00
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On Wednesday 28 August 2002 20:25, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
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> On Wednesday 28 August 2002 06:17, Poletti Don wrote:
> > Having caught up with cvs (sorry slow modem, changed cvs
> > servers etc..)
> >
> > I see the CC has moved around quite a bit. I also see a few
> > kcm's in more than one place, Is this intentional? is it
> > some artifact by how I upgraded. For instance the background
> > dialog is under desktop and look&feel. Kmail is in more than one
> > spot, as is Power center
> >
> > Some add ional changes I think we should consider.
> > 1) Move screen saver to from look&feel to desktop. It comes up
> > under configure desktop.
>
> agreed
>
> > Also the Paths kcm should be under desktop
> > for the same reasons. but I couldn't find it anywhere.
>
> it's under the braindamaged "Advanced" group .. that whole group needs to
> be dragged out back and shot. in its place i'd suggest Security (for crypto
> (which is currnetly in network), passwords and perhaps login manager?),
> components (for the component chooser, konsole, addressbook, spell checker,
> etc...)

[snip]

(disclaimer: my kcontrol applets seem to be a little messed up. i.e. i have 
double 'Email' and 'Desktop' entries, so any suggestions here might be just 
an error in my setup)

Just a few comments:

- I'd like to suggest placing 'Network' -> 'Preferences' in 'Web Browser' -> 
'Advanced'. For one, 'preferences' is completely meaningless and these 
settings seem to be tied to Konqueror only.

- 'Peripherals' might aswell be named 'Keyboard & Mouse'. This is slightly 
more obvious.

- 'Panel' -> 'Panels' could be moved into 'Appearance' (Length, Size, Position 
and Hiding settings are it's appearance, afterall)

- 'Panel' -> 'Taskbar' seems out of place because it's just another applet. It 
should be removed or replaced by an 'Applets' entry.

- 'File Manager', 'Web Browser' and perhaps 'Email' (what does this one do 
anyway? It doesn't seem to effect Kmail) should be moved to a non-existant 
'Components' folder.

Just looking at kcontrol makes me cringe... Instead of making these small 
improvements and prosponing the inevidible 'we' should be thinking of 
creating a completely new layout for Kcontrol.

- wvl
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