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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    RMB - once again
From:       Mikolaj Machowski <mikmach () wp ! pl>
Date:       2003-08-05 9:19:07
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Hello,

I have 29.07 snapshot of kde. Despite recent discussion about RMBs, they
are still cluttered. Here are my thoughts:

1. Directory

Open in New Window          " OK
Open in Background Tab      " These two can be reduced to one,
Open in New Tab             " configurable in Settings
Cut                         " OK
Copy                        "
Paste                       "
Rename                      " OK
Move To Trash               " These two should be reduced to one
Delete                      "
Add to Bookmarks            " OK
Open With >                 " [1]
Preview With >              " [2]
Actions >                   " [3]
Edit file type              " Go away!
Properties                  " OK

1, 2 IMO unncecessary. Eg. this is easier (and probably faster) to
click and choose Cervisia from toolbar. The samo for other possibilities
3 Currently there is (on my system) "Open Terminal Here". Is this
really necessary? I can imagine situations when it is needed but I don't
like it.

Now we have:

Open in New Window          
Open in New Tab 
Cut                         
Copy                        
Paste                       
Rename                      
Delete                      
Add to Bookmarks            
Actions >                   
Properties                  

2. White Space in Directory

Create New                  " OK
Up                          " OK
Back
Forward
Open in New Window          " OK
Open in Background Tab      " These two can be reduced to one
Open in New Tab 
Paste                       " OK
Add to Bookmarks            " OK
Open With >                 " [1]
Preview With >              " [2]
Actions >                   " [3]
Edit file type              " Go away!
Properties                  " OK

1, 2, 3 As above

Now we have:

Create New           
Up                   
Back
Forward
Open in New Window   
Open in New Tab 
Paste                
Add to Bookmarks     
Actions >            
Properties           

3. Non-image file in directory view

Open in New Window          " OK
Open in Background Tab      " These two can be reduced to one
Open in New Tab 
Cut                         " OK
Copy                        "
Rename                      " OK
Move To Trash               " These two should be reduced to one
Delete                      "
Add to Bookmarks            " OK
Open With >                 " [1]
Preview With >              " [2]
Actions >                   " OK
Edit file type              " Go away!
Properties                  " OK

1 - No submenu - Open with this what is defined in MIME type center
2 - Preview in embedded viewer

Now we have:

Open in New Window    
Open in New Tab 
Cut                   
Copy                  
Rename                
Delete                
Add to Bookmarks      
Open
Preview in This Tab
Actions >             
Properties            

4. Image file in directory view

Open in New Window          " OK
Open in Background Tab      " These two can be reduced to one
Open in New Tab 
Cut                         " OK
Copy                        "
Rename                      " OK
Move To Trash               " These two should be reduced to one
Delete                      "
Add to Bookmarks            " OK
Open With ...               " [1]
Gimp                        " [2]
Preview in Embeddable Image Viewer " [3]
Actions >                   " OK
Edit file type              " Go away!
Properties                  " OK

1 - Why? It is already defined in next item.
2 - Shouldn't it be just "Open"? Now we can reduce these two items to
	one
3 - OK but name is tooooooooooo long. Preview is enough.

Now we have:

Open in New Window  
Open in New Tab 
Cut                 
Copy                
Rename              
Delete              
Add to Bookmarks    
Open
Preview in This Tab
Actions >           
Properties          

5. Image in embedded viewer
ack

Up                          " OK
Back
Forward
Open in New Window          " It is already opened in Konq
Open in Background Tab      " 
Open in New Tab 
Add to Bookmarks            " OK
Open With ...               " As above
Gimp                        " 
Save Image As...            " OK
Send                        " OK?
Select All                  " ??????? [0]
Stop Animations             " OK
Copy Image Location         " ??? [1]
View Image (title.png)      " ??? [2]
View Document Source        " Heh... [3]
View Document Information   " that would be good but... [4]
Security                    " OK?
Set Encoding                " End everything is clear.

Many items in this menu is coming from opening of web sites. It should
be make different if opening from file:// or from http://

0 - for what? Unnecessary
1 - Where copying? not understandable - unnecessary
2 - We are already viewing it
3 - Source for Image?
4 - This would be good but dialog offers no valuable information. Please
	improve dialog: size, any embedded information, add possibility to
	meta info.

Now we have:

Up                          " OK
Back
Forward
Add to Bookmarks            " OK
Open
Save Image As...            " OK
Send                        " OK?
Stop Animations             " OK
View Document Information   " that would be good but... [4]
Security                    " OK?


Uff. I am tired. If anybody is interested I will write about RMB in html
document and few others aspects :)

m.
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