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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: concept: action area in konqueror
From:       "Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)" <amadorm () usm ! edu ! ec>
Date:       2003-02-27 17:15:36
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Aaron wrote:

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>Hi all..
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>so, there are a few interesting items that have been brought up in various 
>emails on this list lately:
>
> o embedded viewing -> how to move to editing easily
> o views -> how to control linking / locking
> o directory settings -> how to remove/save stored view settings
>
>all of this functionality actually already exists in the menubar, the toolbar 
>and context menus. so we aren't talking about missing functionality, but 
>obscured functionality.
>
>this led me to start thinking about how to unobscure it. 
>
>one concept would be to have an active area in each file view that displayed 
>options that could be accessed for that view. thinks like "Open for 
>editting", "Lock view", etc..
>
>while using XP i noticed their file has something like this in their 
>sidebar... however, it's too big and jumps around too much i think (file 
>sensitive information was annoying to access that way)... but perhaps a thin 
>strip at the top of a view that would carry context-sensitive actions?
>
This is a good idea.  Maybe we can pop a sidebar tab that has something 
like (very crude ascii follows)
**************************
* Eurodance Max Mix.mp3
*
* Author: Kris Styles
* Length: 2min 3 sec
* Style: Euro-dance
* Created on: 27/4/2002
*
*    ACTIONS:
* Open in XMMS
* Open in XMMS (enqueued)
* Open in Noatun
* Open in Ardour project
**************************

We already have the technology to make this possible (kfile plugins), 
and it would combine meta information with useful actions.  Whaddya think?

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