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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: KMenu tooltip
From:       Sander Devrieze <s.devrieze () pandora ! be>
Date:       2003-08-24 13:20:36
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Op zondag 24 augustus 2003 14:42, schreef Sébastien Laoût:
> > The intention is good but it's more difficult to recognize the icon
> > because of the clutter of the background image. Another proposal:
>
> Ah ?! It's clutter ?

Yep: it makes it more difficult for some people to see the icon (blind, collor 
blind,...) See HIG's for more information about this.

> > 1) The first time you start KDE you <are pointed to the K icon>.
> > 2) When you close KDE that first time without having used the K menu, the
> > behavior of step 1 will be there again the next time you start KDE. etc.
> > 3) If you found the K menu (which you will do faster because you <are
> > pointed to the K icon> when you never had clicked on the K icon) and open
> > it, the <pointing to the K menu> will stop and be remembered for next
> > times.
>
> Hum...
> Another idea : the first time you start Windows xp, the Start Menu is
> displayed. Quite intrusive but for just the first time it isn't too
> ennoying.

I already thaught about this (I don't know that it's also in MS Win xp) but 
there's a problem with this: there will be people who don't make the link 
between the K icon and the menu. They will be confused the next time they 
start KDE that the menu isn't displayed anymore. IMO it's better if we points 
to the icon and let users click on it (so they know they have to do this 
alwys).

> The only problem with those solutions is that users could ignore what
> button have been pressed to open the KMenu.
> But : users are (generally) used to Windows StartMenu : so it is a
> problem ? There will rapidly recognize it (I suppose...), isn't it ?

IMO it's better to point to the K icon in place of the menu self (see above).

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