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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Kcontrol reorganisation (was Re: Control center organization/ clutter)
From:       Alistair Davidson <lord_inh () yahoo ! co ! uk>
Date:       2002-08-30 11:21:43
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On Friday 30 August 2002 09:03, Christoph Held wrote:
> Well, first a screenshot of lycoris - just for inspiration:
> http://www.modemnet.net/articles/reviews/images/lycoris4.gi
> There was much kudos sent to lycoris for their control center. I don't
> think it's brilliant but a good step in the right direction.
>
> The problem with kcontrol: its too big. IMHO I would suggest to break
> KControl in smaller parts: e.g. make one KControl with all the look&feel
> kcms, one KControl with all the system kcms. Let me explain:
>
> First the user presses K then Control Center. Now instead of Kcontrol,
> konqueror should be started with a html page. On this web page there are
> links like 'Change behavior and appearance'. If the user press this link,
> kcontrol starts with only the look&feel kcms.
>
> The advantage is that it wouldn't require a lot of coding, just a good
> artist for the html page.

Personally I think the whole KControl concept is flawed, the vertical list of 
icons to choose your control is just repeatign a mistake Apple made, and 
corrected, in the 80s.

- -- 
Alistair Davidson
Prying open your third eye since 1823
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