From kde-usability Wed Dec 11 00:30:06 2002 From: Manuel Amador Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 00:30:06 +0000 To: kde-usability Subject: Re: new kdm looks horrible X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-usability&m=103956660608638 > the idea exists to substitute the logo area with the selected user's > pic. usability-wise, why? > > > of course, that means you can't use the pictures to visually pick the > > right user.... hmm... > > > that's why i'm not convinced that it is a good idea to make the combo > the only choice. for small home installations the current list is ideal > (and it does _not_ look terrible ;). > > we currently have (yeah neil, sometimes it helps to know the program > you're talking about ;) ShowUsers=[NotHidden|Selected|None]. i see four > solutions, how to merge the options: > * don't merge at all. add ShowUserCombo=. maybe rename ShowUsers > to ShowUserList. eeek ... > * change to ShowUsers=[NotHidden|Selected] and add UserView=[List|Combo|None] > * ShowHiddenUsers= + UserView= > -> bad, as asymmetric -> > * make only one list UserList and an option UserListNegative=. > i don't like it too much, as you lose the contents of the UserList > when you change it's "signedness". otoh, how often do you do that? > i'm such concerned about the naming of the options, as kcmkdm tends to > be incomplete (i still have no idea how to design such a huge kcm gui) > and therefore hand-editing for kdmrc is often required (ShowUsers _is_ > coverd, but once you open kdmrc, you want understand everything). > suggestions are strongly welcome. > > greetings > > -- > Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! > -- > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > _______________________________________________ > kde-usability mailing list > kde-usability@mail.kde.org > http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability _______________________________________________ kde-usability mailing list kde-usability@mail.kde.org http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability