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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Toolbars Konquror (File Management Profiles)
From:       Leo Savernik <l.savernik () aon ! at>
Date:       2003-11-11 12:51:37
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Am Dienstag, 11. November 2003 12:17 schrieb Christoph Niemann:
[...]
> Right now there are many different buttons to change the view mode. In KDE
> 3.1 there are at least two:
>
>  ... [Symbol View] [Tree View] ...
> [...] I suggest to
> group all different view-modes under one button.
>
Ahem, the separated symbol view and tree view buttons are *very* convenient as 
they allow a quick switch between either representation. For instance, the 
Tree View will always default to the tree view profile that was active the 
last time, the same analogy holds true for the symbol view. Packing them into 
a button with a menu with dozens of equal views (exaggerating, but extensions 
will make it true in the future) reduces usability.

Today it is:
Click [Tree View] -> tree view of last selected settings

In the future it will be:
Click [View] -> look where your dedicated tree view is located -> aim for it 
- -> click it.

I often switch about tree view/symbol view/cervisia, so the separate buttons 
are a major time saver.

This is not an issue if there will exist a means to retain the buttons groups 
as they are now. If every view is crammed into one submenu, handling becomes 
more difficult (then we'd better think about removing the view button at all 
and leave it up to the view menu, that'd really save space).

However, if you plan a solution that doesn't take more clicks than the current 
one, and also doesn't mandate any mouse drags, then I'd support the idea.

mfg
	Leo
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