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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: KControl - task oriented wizard
From:       wvl <yatsu () wanadoo ! nl>
Date:       2002-09-01 14:31:18
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On Sunday 01 September 2002 16:13, Christoph Held wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What about making an aditional wizard to the control center. No replacemant
>  - only aditional.

[snip]

>
> Of course, this would require some work. So for kde3.2 rather unlikely. But
> in general, what do you think?

If this would replace kpersonaliser, it's would be useful. If not, then 
there's little point. No one likes pressing 'Next' ten times just to get to 
that single option they wish to configure, something they've likely to have 
already done once when they first started KDE.

Wizards should be used to configure settings that are dependant on eachother 
or closely related. Or for tasks that would require a certain amount IT 
knowledge that the average user does not posses (for example a personal 
firewall wizard). Another good example would be a wizard for configuring your 
TCP/IP settings.

Any wizard that only focusses on non-essential settings (kpersonaliser!) is 
just another pesky window asking to be closed.

- wvl
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