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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: RMB - once again
From:       Daniele Medri <madrid () linuxmeeting ! net>
Date:       2003-08-09 13:01:23
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Alle 12:54, sabato 9 agosto 2003, b.walter@free.fr ha scritto:
> Selon William Leese <william@leese.nl>:
> > Open
> > Actions -> View (Embedded Viewer)
> >                     Edit (Kate)
> >                     -----------------------------------
> >                     Encrypt File
> >                     Print..
> >                     -----------------------------------
> >                     Other..
>
> That's actually a good solution. Problem is that most users won't really
> know which submenu to choose (preview, open, actions).

Well.. Benoit suggest a way:

Instead of the label "Preview", the use of "Edit" is more explicit.
With "Open" a user open that file (images, text file...) with a default viewer 
(inside konqy, or kview, or kword, ...) or an editor if there isn't players.

With "Edit" and the name of default editor he can modify that file.

"Open" and "Edit" could point at the same app in some cases.. but this is well 
acceptable IMO.

Inside "Actions" could be many system or personal scripts to play.

The result for RMB on a file could be:

- --------------------
 Open
 Edit (Kate)
 Actions        >>
- --------------------
 Cut
 Copy
 Paste
 Rename
 Trash  
- --------------------
 Properties
- --------------------

The last term "Properties" will show some tabs where select "Edit file type", 
how to handle file with "Open" item, and other usefull tips like those 
suggested by me in this thread.

> The Edit File Type configuration dialog could be somehow extended to add
> the possibility to create some custom actions. Then it would be possible to
> add new actions, remove actions (something that the user cannot manage for
> the moment).
> It would also help to highlight the default action.

Gnome has something simillary.. a folder where put script/actions.

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Daniele Medri <daniele.medri @ libero.it>
homepage: http://www.linux.it/~madrid/

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