[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Context menu debate
From:       Kai Lahmann <kl () 3dots ! de>
Date:       2003-08-12 12:47:55
[Download RAW message or body]

Am Monday 11 August 2003 16:13 schrieb jwsacksteder@ramprecision.com:
> I was not aware of the context menu discussion going on, so I'll jump in
> with this. Basically I think that 'cut' is a kde-wide universal function
> that needs to be in the context menu for completeness and usability.

cut only makes sence, where you can write to the content. Same for "paste".

> If the consensus is the reduce the size of the menu, please remove
> the konqueror navigational elements

they should go too imho.

> Let's think about making the menu efficient and clean, which not exactly
> the same as 'short'. To paraphrase Einstein, it must be as short as
> possible- and no shorter.

well, if I rightclick, I see _very_ much useless entries! Let's see:
up -> useless
back -> might be opional
forward -> same
---
3 open entries -> eh, open what? useless
add to bookmarks -> better "bookmark this page"
---
open with -> useless
preview in -> useless
actions -> ah, here is print hidden (maybe the most important one in the 
menu!), just replace it by a "print" entry
---
copy to -> bad named. "Save page to..."
---
select all -> ok
---
stop animations -> animations? where? and why can I stop them again and again? 
(should be disabled, if there are none)
---
view document source -> ok
view document info -> ok
---
security -> uhm, there's none for http. should be disabled then.
set encoding -> ok

> 1. I was not aware of that, so I would argue it has poor usability. With a
> context menu, I can right click and see what operations are explicitly
> possible on that object. I think implicitly copying on selection is a
> horrible idea. Unless I read that in a faq or someone explains that to me I
> will never be aware that feature exists.

well, everybody, who knows about it, loves it, because you don't need to 
search, how "paste" works it the desired app ;)

> To be dogmatic, I think that at least 'copy' needs to be available by
> context menu, main menu, and keyboard shortcut _everywhere_ in KDE. 'Cut'
> and 'Paste' should be available wherever applicable.

right.

-- 
Kai Lahmann

N-Bahner
http://www.1zu160.net
_______________________________________________
kde-usability mailing list
kde-usability@mail.kde.org
http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]