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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: kdeartwork/kwin-styles/cde
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-08-29 11:16:36
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On Thursday 29 August 2002 05:22, Friedrich W. H. Kossebau wrote:
> downshading of the window. Or the focus-follows-mouse feature. I doubt a

neither of these things are implemented by the individual window decos, btw.

> Of course some window decos restrict the number of features. Some with
> buttons on the border won't allow you to resize by the upper corners.
> But most look and feel don't interact. So in principle there is no need
> to couple look and feel.

as you said, some do restrict the # of features, some actually expand the # of 
features, others change them. there is no requirement to do this, but some 
do. they can and their users wish them to.

we could change the status quo and say "all decos must behave the same 100%", 
but at that point we may as well get rid of the coded styles all together.

> Those who want to emulate another GUI totally should be given suiting
> look-and-feel themes. Especially those migrating from another OS who
> don't want a high burden. But soon they might want to adjust it step by
> step because of nice features they read about or experienced somewhere
> else.
>
> Do we really want to restrict their way?

they can simply choose another window deco that behaves differently when they 
want something different. there is no need to add yet another twiddly-fiddly 
config option. 

sometimes saying "no" isn't the easiest thing because it means you are 
actually making a final decision, but if we don't make final decisions now 
and again we'll end up with a desktop that is so configurable it will be 
unusable.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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