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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] Re: Kicker bar maiming, take Two
From:       Simon Perreault <nomis80 () nomis80 ! org>
Date:       2004-01-05 6:05:30
Message-ID: 200401050105.30063.nomis80 () nomis80 ! org
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I have not looked at the patches. I only discuss the ideas, as you expressed 
them.

On January 5, 2004 00:07, Frans Englich wrote:
> * rem_kaboodle.diff
> This is a little controversial I guess. It removes Kaboodle from
> KMenu/Multimedia with the following rationalis: When the user open up the
> KMenu she wants a full fledged media player. But in cases a single media
> file is clicked a quick loading player is needed. Hence, kaboodle is bound
> to the mimetypes while noatun is available when the user wants a media
> player. Less KMenu bloat and no confusing "Media Player" and "Multimedia
> Player". A neat technical solution but without punishing the interface.

How about simply moving it to "Other multimedia applications" (or whatever it 
is named) instead of removing it altogether?

> * rem_most_used.diff
> Yet another noise catalysator - removes the "Most Used Applications" kmenu
> section. We have enough of functionality, and bloat in the KMenu.
> Furthermore, I think that section is not very usable - the user don't
> orientates after what tool which was used(which we KDE developers in tons
> of cases do, ask me for examples), but the content - the document. The
> KMenu does not need "Most Used Applications" but "Recent Documents". The
> patch tries to be as nonobtrusive as possible, disables the GUI in the
> KMenu as well as the settings is Panel Configuration but leaves the
> business logic(dead code paths).
> It also makes BR #71726 irrelevant.

Not over my dead body! The most you can do is play with defaults. You just 
can't remove a feature someone put a lot of time into coding, other people 
put a lot of time into debugging and a lot more other people put a lot of 
time into loving.

-- 
Simon Perreault <nomis80@nomis80.org> -- http://nomis80.org

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