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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: fonts control center module improvement
From:       John Levon <levon () movementarian ! org>
Date:       2003-05-24 21:11:30
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On Sat, May 24, 2003 at 09:45:01PM +0200, Luciano wrote:

> as a reference, since I think having the same interface would reinforce
> predictability of the two panels.

The colors panel has some of the same problems I mention.

> > What is the use case for "Import Scheme" ? Will drag and drop work ?
> 
> Import scheme should open a file requester, and add a pre-packaged scheme
> to the list and the user configuration directory.

I mean, who will use this ? Which users want and need to import font
schemes separate from general theme packages ? What happens if the font
isn't available ? etc.

> > One possibility would be :
> >  |--Font Scheme------------------------------------------------------
> >  |  -----------------
> >  |
> >  |  | My Scheme  |\/|
> >  |
> >  |  -----------------
> >  |
> >  |  General: | .....  |
> >
> >  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> >
> >  |                                                |New| |Import... | |
> >
> >  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >  |--Anti-aliasing-----------------------------------------------------
> >  | [x] Use anti-aliasing for fonts + rest
> >
> >  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >  | Help | ...
> >
> 
> I am sorry, but I am not sure I understand your ascii art. 
> Do you prefer the Scheme selector to be grouped with the font requesters,
> is that it?

A combo-box for choosing  the  current scheme is at the top of the
group-box containing  the font scheme. There's a visual association
between  the current item in the combo and the settings below.

This has the disadvantage of hiding the other scheme names, but of
course the combo box is a big visual clue to the user. The advantage is
that it's obvious what a scheme actually controls, and you avoid the
confusing "Save Scheme" behaviour altogether.

> > p.s. what does the mnemonic for An_t_i-Aliasing actually do ? It seems
> > a bit odd for a group box.
> 
> Uh, I don't know, but that is not my doing. It's been there all the time.

I didn't spot it in bugs.kde.org. Can somebody file a bug ?

john
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