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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Shutdown dialog
From:       "Luke Chatburn" <luke () linuxcomment ! com>
Date:       2004-02-23 11:36:40
Message-ID: 000b01c3fa01$503a86b0$6401a8c0 () Furies
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Minor intermission :)

imho, the current shutdown dialog is just fine. I can use it, and everyone I
know who uses KDE doesn't seem to have a problem either. I haven't heard of
anyone selecting the wrong option, either...

-Luke

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo@kde.org>
To: <kde-usability@mail.kde.org>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: Shutdown dialog


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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 ;-)
>
> - -- 
> Aaron J. Seigo
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