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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] kdesu dialog simplification
From:       Sander Devrieze <s.devrieze () pandora ! be>
Date:       2003-12-19 7:40:04
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Op vrijdag 19 december 2003 08:22, schreef Aaron J. Seigo:
> On Friday 19 December 2003 12:07, Frans Englich wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >   Patch below removes the line in the kdesu dialog which tells what
> > command it was feeded, ie. "Command: /usr/local/kde_stable/bin/kcmshell
> > clock --lang en_US".
> >
> > Reasons why it's bad to have that line:
> > * It is not informative.
> > * It is repulsive and puts the user in a fraightened mood - just like
> > ERROR codes tends to do.
> > * It makes a simple interface complex.

<snip>

> perhaps a "Details >>" button that shows/hides the command would be better.
> that way people can see it if they want or need to (think: helpdesk)
> without it being intrusively there all the time.

Two good ideas! :)

Some extra (good?) idea:
More information can be showed when the user clicks on the Details button: so 
the command is showed, but also eventually other useful information and a 
good description.

- -- 
Mvg, Sander Devrieze.
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