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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 20:52:48
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>How about if the bar pops up on right click with the context menu?
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defeats the hole purpose of the bar: be visible, notify the user the 
file is just a PREview, and that he should choose one of the actions 
just in case he wants to open the file.  for the bar to be useful, it 
has to slide down or pop up every time you look at a preview. 
 preferably just to appear.  Or perhaps revert to a sidebar plugin like 
the "Actions" plugin plus the file metainfo plugin, which would 
automagically appear whenever a user previewed a file, and disappear 
afterwards.

>If it is temporary, we're fine, since if it emerges over data (file icons,
>text, etc), it will vanish again. However, this does hide data. Like a menu,
>really. Doesn't take up screen space in a serious fashion.
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>Alternatively, it might simply be a temporary QSplit at the top, thus not
>covering any data. This will move data though...
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>If it is permanent, then it can be dragged up and down, I guess. QSplit for
>this. No data hiding in this case, but lost screen space unless the user
>hides it manually.
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perhaps there's no need to allow for resizeability.
perhaps the actions can be textually identical to the menu entries and 
have icon sizes of the menus.
Perhaps the actions can be omitted, replacing them by a "Open the 
Location menu for a list of actions" and you save yourself a whole lotta 
programming.  Although this is a much simpler case than your action menu 
system.  keep in mind all of the action your menu bar contains should 
already be in the toolbar.

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>:) Lots of random thoughts.
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>-Luke
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Luke Chatburn" <luke@linuxcomment.com>
>To: <kde-usability@mail.kde.org>
>Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:45 PM
>Subject: Re: concept: action area in konqueror
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>>Well, we can always make it drag-down like the sidebar drags out, or
>>drop-down like hiding the Kicker. :)
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>>To be honest, I don't think the loss of screen real estate is so terrible,
>>but as Aaron pointed out, it does rely on icon sizes, etc.
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>>-Luke
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Benoit Walter" <b.walter@free.fr>
>>To: <kde-usability@mail.kde.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:25 PM
>>Subject: Re: concept: action area in konqueror
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>>>Just kidding. Anyway I think you are probably right, the status bar, as
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>>its
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>>>name says should only display information and we should not interact
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>with
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>>it.
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>>>Luke's solution is certainly the best one. It would be great if it were
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>>only
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>>>displayed while previewing a document, and if it contained an
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>information
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>>>such as "Read only mode", or something that explicitely says that the
>>>document cannot be directly modified unless you open it with...
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>>>Regards,
>>>Benoit.
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>>>Am Thursday 27 February 2003 19:26 schrieb Manuel Amador (Rudd-O):
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>>>>>I am very happy you have not said that was the most stupid idea on
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>>earth
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>>>>>:-)
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>>>>>Benoit.
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>>>>haha.  I was really angry at my boss at that time.  Took it out on
>>>>unfairly chosen people.  sorry
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