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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: RMB - once again
From:       Sander Devrieze <s.devrieze () pandora ! be>
Date:       2003-08-09 17:48:25
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Op zaterdag 09 augustus 2003 01:06, schreef Mikolaj Machowski:
> On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 10:33:38PM +0200, William Leese wrote:
> > On Friday 08 August 2003 19:24, Mikolaj Machowski wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 06:08:24PM +0200, Sander Devrieze wrote:
> > > > My thoughts about how it should be:
> > > > o clicking on a file opens the file in the default viewer.
> > >
> > > Don't agree. There should be two actions:
> > > Open - for editing file (changing its contents)
> > > Preview - only viewing file
> >
> > I'm wondering if most users really use preview. In what way does
> > 'Preview' differ from opening the file in an application? All it does is
> > open the file in a 'lite' application.
>
> It is a difference if you are opening graphic file in built-in viewer or in
> Gimp

It isn't much diffferent from previewing the graphic file with the mouse over 
preview and you also have the previews in place of the icons. IMO the default 
action for graphics should be open in an embedded previewer from which you 
can start eventually an application to edit the file you see in the embedded 
previewer.

> It is a difference if you are opening html file to view it or in
> Quanta.

Default action is already preview because people use preview for html files 
the most.

> It is a difference if you are opening MS-format file in lite viewer
> or starting OO to edit it.

So OO shouldn't be the default application because it's too slow now.

<snip>

- -- 
Mvg, Sander Devrieze.
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