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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Backgrounds
From:       Bernardo Hung <deciare () gta ! igs ! net>
Date:       2004-01-11 19:03:50
Message-ID: 200401111403.50991.deciare () gta ! igs ! net
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On Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:01, Luke Sandell wrote:
> * 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?

"Background" in the context of the KCM implies "desktop background". Since the 
user is already in a dialogue relating specifically to configuring the 
desktop, there's no confusion as to what kind of background is meant.

In any other context, background may mean the background colour (of the 
window, the text box, the Website, etc.), social background of a contact 
they're looking at, educational background of the author of the article 
they're reading, background texture of the board game they're playing, and 
whatever else.

"Wallpaper" is more of a standard term for the image at the far back of the 
screen, behind everything else. Just my opinion.

> * 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.

Being hard to predict doesn't automatically make it useless. I often play with 
those settings when I have nothing better to do and have de-uglified numerous 
wallpapers.

> If you really need to do that stuff you can use GIMP.

Yes, and learn all about imaging tools I'd have little _other_ use for in the 
process.

> Why not in place of 'blending' have some sliders that that 
> user actually understands and can meaningfully adjust: like brightness,
> saturation, hue?

Having that in additional to what's already there would be good too. :)
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