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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: 3.2 Beta bugs and comments.
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2003-11-25 22:36:41
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Aaron Seigo wrote:
> On Tuesday 25 November 2003 13:18, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> 
>> Why not just add the two tabs to the properties widget?
> 
> 
> 2 tabs are better than 4;

The number of tabs in the widget needs to vary as needed.

> this isn't an oft used item and there are other paths to it (i can think of 3 off the 
> top of my head, actually =)

Please list them since I only know of one destination: "File Associations".

> ... most users go into KControl or Konqueror's settings. so making this dialog a 4
> tabbed monster isn't necessary.

The problem there, as I stated, is that you MUST know the MIME type to use this.  This is 
a bigger issue for newbies, but there are some things that I don't know the MIME type for. 
  So, I would think that newbies are much more likely to use the RMB context menu to set this.
> 
> note that in some places (eg kicker) and for some files (eg files with KFileMetaInfo 
> plugins) the properties dialog already has 3 or 4 tabs, so it would create a 5 or 6 tab
>  ubermonster there.

But the additional tabs should only be there when needed.
> 
> also, the file properties dialog is its own dialog that is easily called as a separate
>  widget without having to combine the logic of its tabs with the properties dialog.

As I said IIRC: "Properties" is where you go in Windows (at least you did in 3.10).  I
don't have it installed currently but will check on that after I get it running on WABI again.

Thank you for you input, which is noted.

--
JRT

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