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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: automatic pause when clicking on menu bar entry
From:       Christoph Niemann <cnieman () suse ! de>
Date:       2003-10-13 13:58:49
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On Sunday 05 October 2003 01:04, Sander Devrieze wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I already posted the next bugzilla entry ( http://bugs.kde.org/
> show_bug.cgi?id=65492 ):
>
> [quote]
> Product: ksirtet
>
> When people are playing a game and want to see the top scores or want
> to change the settings or... they first need to click "P" or go fast
> to "File->Pause game" to pause the game.
>
> My proposals:
> 1) The game should pause automatically when people click on an entry
> in the menu bar.
> 2) Because of this behavior the option File->Pause game can be
> removed because it will loose its function.
> [/quote]
>
> But now I "discovered" that this behavior can be also interesting in
> all kdegames with pause functionallity. So it's maybe good to include
> this into the KDE User Interface Guidelines (maybe under a separated
> game section because I will post some more game-specific things like
> this in my next life :D) and implement it in the right games.
>
> ( http://developer.kde.org/documentation/standards/kde/style/basics/
> index.html )
>
> Any thoughts about this? Who can add this to that document? Do you
> understand my English? ....And other questions like this :)

I think it is a good idea. Also, I suppose, it is a idea without too 
many objections. That's why there weren't any comments.

If there are any more game specific things to add to the guide, a games 
section might be feasible. Otherwise, it should appear somewhere else.

Greetings,
Christoph

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 | Christoph Niemann <cnieman@suse.de>
 | SuSE Usability Guild
 |
 | Contrary to popular opinion, the plural of 'anecdote' is not 'fact'.

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