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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Backgrounds
From:       Luke Sandell <sandell () freeshell ! org>
Date:       2004-01-10 16:01:53
Message-ID: 200401101101.53203.sandell () freeshell ! org
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Here are some suggestions for improvement I've come up with working with 
desktop backgrounds in KDE. I hope they are inspiring.

* Why doesn't Konqui have a "Set as Wallpaper" option for images like 
Netscape/IE does on other operating systems?  DnD does work, but most users 
probably don't know about it.

* Why not have a directory for user backgrounds like, say  
~/.kde/share/wallpapers, which parallels the system  $KDEDIR/share/wallpapers 
and could read automatically into the "Background" kcm?

* What's with the dual-naming scheme? Is it a "background" or a "wallpaper?"  
While the kcm uses the term "background," the directory is called  
"wallpapers."  Background is the less technical term, and since KDE now seems 
to favor less technical terms (folder vs directory), should this folder be 
renamed?

* On the topic of the kcm itself.  The "blending" feature is IMHO useless.  It 
is very difficult to predict what blending a particular color with your 
background will result in using Intensity, Saturation, Hue Shift, etc unless 
you are an imaging expert. If you really need to do that stuff you can use 
GIMP.  Why not in place of 'blending' have some sliders that that user 
actually understands and can meaningfully adjust: like brightness, 
saturation, hue?

* kde-look.org is nice.  But wouldn't it be good to have some mechanism to 
automatically install backgrounds / themes / etc, instead of having to 
download, untar, open a shell, run a script, etc?

* Now that wallpapers are available in rss feeds, would it be useful / 
feasible to develop a tray application similar to the "Webshots Desktop" 
which can automatically fetch new wallpapers for the user?

Regards,

Luke Sandell
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