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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Shutdown dialog
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-02-23 3:39:40
Message-ID: 200402222039.40879.aseigo () kde ! org
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On February 21, 2004 02:37, Frans Englich wrote:
> * The logout window should have an border like all other windows; it
> behaves, acts and is used like a regular window. Consistency. Allows
> another way of closing the window.

fair enough ...

> * Usability wise, it is IMO hard to find a meaning of the Konqi picture(I'm
> not reluctant to Konqi or other "non" corporate looks, I'm just pragmatic
> when it comes to the usability aspect). It could be removed, reducing the
> information density(especially those big, innocent eyes) and the buttons

Usability wise, how does this matter? it makes the dialog pretty(-er?) and 
there isn't enough information in that dialog for the image to take away from 
it. 

> could be lined up horizontally(we interpret faster and easier horizontally
> than vertically), made bigger and with more spacing. This would require the
> buttons to be turned into KIconViewItems(or similar).

being a list, i wouldn't be surprised at all if in this case vertical was 
actually faster and allow for a cleaner layout. not to mention i'm not sure 
how wide that would get with translations.

the center aligned labels in the pushbuttons do suck, however. left aligned 
would be superior in this case.

> * The only-logout dialog(maysd=false) should not have its own interface(it
> should at least be a regular dialog!) but could actually use the regular
> logout dialog by disabling the irrelevant options(consistency as well as
> communicating what the user is not allowed to do).

yes, this is indeed better.

> * I would have called the items Logout, Shutdown, Restart, in that
> mentioned order. In either way, the logout term used should be consistent
> with the one used in the only-logout window(currently "Logout")..

hrm... Logout, End Session, End Session Only, Log In As Different User ... 
sounds like a job for a usability test ;-)

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Aaron J. Seigo
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