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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: simpler UI for konqy
From:       Harijs Buss <hbush () apollo ! lv>
Date:       2004-01-15 22:57:14
Message-ID: 200401160057.14385.hbush () apollo ! lv
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On Thursday 15 January 2004 22:47, Max O'Shea rakstija:

> So Konqueror should have two 'modes' - web browsing, and file 
> browsing, and it should behave like a completely different program  
> depending what mode it's in. In plain english, if it's being used as a web
> browser, it should be a fully functional web browser, nothing more. 
> And if it's a file manager, it should act as a file manager, and 
> nothing more.  

Files on the web or these available trough ftp or otherwise are often still 
files to be managed. (File structures to be more specific). There is no 
strict border (and shouldn't be) between web browser and file manager because 
web browsing is nothing more than file managing of special kind.  Let's not 
return to deep history of having separate programs for each kind of file 
location and access protocol combination.  Users have no difficulties with 
single GUI approach to local or remote objects, they mostly even cannot know 
which are local files and which are remote (specially in corporate 
intranets). They absolutely don't care which protocols are used when user 
clicks, moves  and drops e.g. image somewhere :)  Single file manager - 
browser (BTW, also ftp shell etc.) in one GUI is very much The Right Thing.

Harry

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