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Subject:    Re: [Kopete-devel] Re: CTRL+ENTER or ENTER?
From:       Allan Sandfeld Jensen <kde () carewolf ! com>
Date:       2004-01-11 15:21:44
Message-ID: 200401111621.45043.kde () carewolf ! com
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On Sunday 11 January 2004 13:14, Michael Pye wrote:
> On Saturday 10 January 2004 16:07, Martijn Klingens wrote:
> > KDE apps being inconsistent with their very own desktop's HIG rules is by
> > definition more inconvenient. Take a look at Apple - they have very
> > strict HIG rules. KDE's style guide is very weak in that respect, the few
> > rules that are there have to be obeyed strictly as far as I'm concerned.
>
> Do you not feel that in this case you are putting an abstract guide before
> the real usefulness of the app? For most users, Ctrl-Enter does not exist,
> and neither does the Configure Shortcuts dialogue. And even if it did, it's
> a bit of a stretch to realise that it is a shortcut which can be
> configured.
>
> I think you condemn an awful lot of people with this decision.
>
It works for icq, it can work for kopete. If it was that hard to figure out 
for most people, icq wouldnt be the most widely used IM.

But I agree it's a stretch to imagine the behavior to be adjusted in Configure 
Shortcuts. It should rather be an option under messenger-behavior, near the 
choice of chat vs message windows.

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