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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [Kopete-devel] Making ENTER sent
From:       Henrique Pinto <henrique.pinto () kdemail ! net>
Date:       2004-01-15 16:02:27
Message-ID: 200401151402.39573.henrique.pinto () kdemail ! net
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Hi!

On Thursday 15 January 2004 11:22, Erik Hensema wrote:
> > we *really* need a clearer way to allow users who want it to use
> > enter to send messages.

That's why I proposed a "First-Time Wizard". As pointed out, there 
might be technical problems in implementing it, but maybe these 
problems can be solved. I'll investigate.

> No, it should be the default. It's an instant messaging
> application, and instant messages in the general case consist of
> single, short lines.

If the multiline edit field continues in, "Enter" can't be used as 
default shortcut without breaking the KDE UIG, and that is not 
something desirable.

> Kopete is now optimized for the exception: multiline instant
> messages.
>
> I think multiline instant messages were only standard when ICQ
> first hit the market. At that time IM was new and bandwidth was
> low. It must have seemed a reasonable thing to do. But that time is
> long gone now. Now we just send three messages if we want to
> transmit three lines. Who cares? It's easy, it's fast, it's IM.

Please, don't make me send 40 messages when I can send just one with 
40 lines!

-- 
	Henrique Pinto
	henrique.pinto@kdemail.net

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