From kde-usability Tue Aug 26 07:48:09 2003 From: Allan Sandfeld Jensen Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:48:09 +0000 To: kde-usability Subject: Re: K icon X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-usability&m=106188416220223 On Monday 25 August 2003 22:00, Stefano Borini wrote: > On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 03:44:24PM +0200, Gérard Delafond wrote: > > Just an idea : > > A simple applet beside the K menu, with an arrow > > > > K <-Click here to make any action > > > > When people are tired with it, they can remove it like any other applet. > > too much windows-like, and IMHO it doesn't solve formally the problem. > Why? because i think users doesnt' need someone to tell them what to do, > they should simply called by it. I think it's better in usability a panic > exit device than a simple handle with "press me" wrote over it. > > The rationale in here is simple: catch the user attention without too > much hassle, since this widget is always visible, and it _must_ > harmonize with the surrounding environment. This could be done with > > 1) different aspect or colour (like XP) > 2) animated phrases (your idea) > 3) animated icon (only once, since having a constant animated icon is a > pain both for eyes and for cpu) > 4) brand power (like macosx face does, and also ms flag) > 5) textual hint (your idea and windoze) > > I think the first point is the target, since kde doesn't have a powerful > brand posed in users' head yet. Animation could also work, but the real > risk is to disturb the user's eyes, so they must be limited only at > login time, no more. Support for animated icons was put in Kicker for exactly this idea, but unfortunatly I have never been able to convince any of the artists to actually make an icon for it. Tackat said he would think about it 18 months ago. I thought we could then activate the animated K for a few seconds through a DCOP-call. `Allan _______________________________________________ kde-usability mailing list kde-usability@mail.kde.org http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability