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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] Kicker applet context menu simplification
From:       Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net>
Date:       2004-04-16 22:51:11
Message-ID: 200404161951.11690.gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net
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Em Sex 16 Abr 2004 16:44, Peter Postmus escreveu:
> On Friday 16 April 2004 20:30, Sébastien Laoût wrote:
> > > Well but, for example, the "remove" submenu in the Panel menu is
> > > absolutely redundant. I remove the applet from the basic applet menu,
> > > it's the shortest and clearest way.
> >
> > Not sure.
> > Users can also hide the handles :-)
> > Not all applets provide the submenu on them.
> > But, of course, when we hide the handles, it's to have a "lock kicker"
> > feature (such as in Windows xp).
> > So it's to not remove accidentaly the applets (and because it's less
> > uggly).
> > So, yes : it's redundant.
>
> Yes, a locking function for kicker sounds good. After all, adjusting the
> panel layout is not something people do every day.
>
> So maybe we could have two modes: locked and unlocked. In unlocked mode,
> the Add/Remove/Move menu entries are present just as they are now. In
> locked mode, everything is locked into place, the Add/Remove/Move entries
> are gone and the applet handles are gone (just as they are now when the
> user chooses to hide applet handles in the kicker KCM).

1) Shouldn't remove actions (Add/Remove/Move), but disable them
2) Shouldn't disable handlers, some users may lost the hint where to click to 
get the popup menu. Maybe not, since it appears when you mouse-over it, needs 
to be studied. AND users who don't like handlers (like me) have the 
possibility to disable them in kcm.

But I like to have the lock feature.

IDEA: when we discover the right place to put the "Panel Menu", the lock 
feature could be put there and we lock/unlock the whole panel.

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