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On Saturday 17 January 2004 11:34, Max O'Shea wrote:
> I think the moment you start having two browsers both using KHTML, things
> are going to start getting confusing.

Why? One of them has to be the default one. And Konqueror is much more than=
 a=20
browser.

> To look at the main competition (and let's be honest, it is the main
> competition with 90 something percent), in Microsoft Windows, if you're
> file browsing and you then type a web address into the address box, it'll
> convert itself into a complete web browser. Then if you type in the path =
to
> some folder, it'll convert itself back into a file manager.

This has advantages and problems.

Problems:
=2D Ask in your office how many people know the windows explorer is the int=
ernet=20
explorer. They don't. People are task oriented. If they want to browse the=
=20
internet, they open a web browser. If they decide to manage files, they fir=
e=20
up a file manager.
 - The "dancing application" is a ui nightmare: you confuse the menu and=20
toolbar items from the two views: if they have different menus, toolbars an=
d=20
configuration, why are they the same application?
=2D Sometimes the task of managing files and browsing the web is confused a=
nd=20
mix. In this scenario, ie makes sure you can't handle the strange cases.

Advantages:
 - You end up with only one capable web browser "brand".
 - You find a way to work with specialized interfaces even for tabs open in=
=20
the same instance of the application. By switching the tap, you switch the=
=20
interface. (Is this really an advantage? I don't think so.)


> I think=20
> Konqueror already does this, but it doesn't do it enough. When you're usi=
ng
> it as a web browser, there are too many features still there that are more
> for file managing than web browsing, and when you're using it as a file
> manager, there are still too many buttons that might be better just for
> when it's a web browser. I know Internet Explorer is rubbish, but in visu=
al
> terms, it isn't so bad.

I think differently.

If you are a regular user you don't care about computers, you want the job=
=20
done. For this users, why not two "stable" interfaces (even if it is the sa=
me=20
technology behind the scenes) with two different brands?

If you are a power user, you can handle the heavy user interface. Konqueror=
 is=20
_excellent_ for this kind of use today. You have learning gains by keeping=
=20
the same interface for all views. Imagine the configuration options, the=20
menus and the toolbars changing _totally_ after switching tabs. I mean, tod=
ay=20
Konqueror acts a bit like it, but it _adds_ stuff. The things it has on=20
default _stay_. And that is great usability wise.

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