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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Recently used programs
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-08-05 9:51:42
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On Monday 04 August 2003 23:48, Sander Devrieze wrote:
> Op maandag 04 augustus 2003 17:52, schreef Gordon Tyler:
> > Christoph Niemann wrote:
> > > This has been reported as bug #61978 which has later been marked as
> > > duplicate of bug #61488. The proposed solution is a two column menu
> > > with one static column and one column displaying the most recently used
> > > programs.
> >
> > Personally, I think a single-column menu with two submenus for "Recent
> > Documents" and "Recent Applications" at the top of the KMenu where the
> > current list of recent applications resides, would be much easier to
> > understand.
>
> IMO this will result on 1 click more (less accessibility) and also that
> people like my grandmum will never knows (if I don't tell here) what's the
> function of this menu entry.

Indeed, imo "Recent Applications" must be in the main menu otherwise nobody 
will bother to use it. Since the main problem seems to be that the users 
didn't understand what these applications where, maybe it's enough if the two 
menu sections are labeled with a title?

Cheers,
Waldo
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