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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: kcontrol navigation/layout
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-09-01 15:08:12
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On Sunday 01 September 2002 04:45, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 02:36:48PM +0100, Alistair Davidson wrote:
> > The thing about tabs is that they're easy to understand because
> > they're a good analogy to the real world with a clear link between the
> > tabs at the top and what appears when you click on them.
>
> and? we have the tree view in any case. why two systems, if one would be
> enough (and better for navigation)?

because sometimes tabs make sense. take a look at, for example, the window 
decorations control panel. you pick your decoration on one tab, define the 
window decoration order on another and configure deco-specific things on a 
third. 

there is no way this would all fit on one page in a usable manner, but it all 
certainly belongs together.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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    - Albert Einstein
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