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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Tabbed browsing vs taskbar grouping; a proposal.
From:       Mikolaj Machowski <mikmach () wp ! pl>
Date:       2004-02-29 18:13:32
Message-ID: 200402291913.32652.mikmach () wp ! pl
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Dnia Sunday 29 of February 2004 15:25, Maurizio Colucci napisał:
> It is common for me to have many konqueror instances open at once, each
> one in a different directory. I find this is useful because I have some
> dirs I use very often: it is quicker to leave them always open than to
> find them each time. The same goes for konsoles instances.

Why don't use bookmarks?

> 1) BAD ASPECT OF OPENING DIRECTORIES IN TABS
> =========================================
>
> The problem of opening directories in tabs instead of new windows is
> obvious: the full pathname doesn't fit in the tab. So, when you want to
> find a particular dir, you end up pressing all tabs sequentially, until
> you find it. 

Partial solution: tooltips for tabs.

> No sane person would do that. :-) So, as far as I
> understand, nobody would ever choose to open a new directory in a new tab
> (unless his panel does not offer taskbar grouping).
>
> Notice this problem is not so dramatic when browsing the web: the page
> titles are rarely very long, and they often have a different icon. The
> problem is only serious when browsing the disk.

Also you can use .directory file with Icon entry...
You cannnot?

With ~/Desktop/.directory it works:
[Desktop Entry]
BgImage=
Icon=desktop
Type=Directory

In another dir
[Desktop Entry]
Icon=/usr/local/kde/share/icons/crystalsvg/16x16/actions/exec.png
Type=Directory

doesn't work.
>
> THE PROPOSED SOLUTION
> =====================
>
> We could enhance the kicker like this:
>
> * single click: go to the most recently used konq window
>
> * click and hold: popup the list of all open konq windows (the current
> behaviour)
>
> Even better, we could do like the back button in mozilla: we could split
> each taskbar button in two: one big, with the app icon, one small, with
> the arrow pointing downwards. If you click the big one, you go to the
> most recent konq window. If you click the small one, the list of all open
> konq windows pops up.

OK, but it should be something in manner of combobutton, like in rest of
kapps.

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