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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: KMenuEdit vs. direct manipulation [was: Re: RMB - once again]
From:       Sander Devrieze <s.devrieze () pandora ! be>
Date:       2003-08-16 18:59:04
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Op zaterdag 16 augustus 2003 19:33, schreef William Leese:
> Sander Devrieze wrote:
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> >Op zaterdag 16 augustus 2003 16:41, schreef Sébastien Laoût:
> ><snip>
> >
> >>IMO, we MUST AVOID popup dialogs in KDE : it's what I hate in Windows
> >>(we are invaded by those things : "Do you want to connect you to
> >>internet ?", "Do you want to pay your antivirus ?", etc...).
> >
> >I would like some advanced option in KControl to dissable all popups that
> > are hated by advanced people but could help other people. Of course
> > inclusive a warning.
>
> That wouldn't be a good idea.

Read what I'm saying... :(

> Popups have a purpose and that's to
> provide you with information you likely want to know. Just because
> you're annoyed by 90% of the popups in KDE because you know them off by
> heart, doesn't mean that you know of the other 10%.

I'm talking about this 90%...

> What if you've set this option and a new version of Application X needs
> to warn you about something new?

Of course this will not prevent popups like this.

- -- 
Mvg, Sander Devrieze.
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