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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: some things
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-11-20 16:56:58
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On Wednesday 20 November 2002 07:08, Alexander Kellett wrote:
> yes, i know i'm too late for release
> but its only now that i'm really checking
> stuff and now of these are really showstoppers.

well, things that aren't fixed in 3.1 should be fixed in 3.2... so it hardly 
matters when they are brought up, as long as they are. earlier is better, of 
course =)

> the options menu on windows has 'configure window behaviour'
> which then shows a tabbed window with more than just
> behaviour in it. even worse, it shows decoration first
> rather than behaviour.

well, i don't think the order matters. what does matter is trying to come up 
with a short set of words that are understandable to average users. "window 
manager" doesn't meet that requirement. it needs to reference windows and 
configuration. unfortunately, when i did some user testing "Configure 
Windows" didn't really strike a cord with non-techs. so the current text 
isn't 100% technically correct, but the question is: does it enable people to 
find where they are going from that menu?

> the naming on preferences "desktop" is rather insane
> in my opinion. what does my window behaviour have
> to do with my desktop? surely this should be "feel"
> (or some better name, which i unfortunately don't have)

there was a distinction made between look and behaviour in the kcontrol reorg. 
how windows behave is part of the "desktop", though technically it is a 
window manager issue.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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