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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: OS X style dock
From:       "Jamethiel Knorth" <jamethknorth () hotmail ! com>
Date:       2004-05-06 16:19:45
Message-ID: BAY7-F72pDERHZWYbyu000063ea () hotmail ! com
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About this thread in general: I have realized what seems primarily at issue 
here. This idea is being compared directly to the OS-X dock. Yes, the OS-X 
dock is a good example of what is wanted, but it is not what is wanted. 
Comparing directly to the OS-X dock makes it feel like this foreign system 
is going to be bolted onto the side of KDE, like some sort of cancerous 
growth.

Possibly, someone could give a description of the system from scratch, only 
occasionally using OS-X as an example. Hopefully, this could result in 
something unique to KDE which is designed for KDEs strengths and weaknesses. 
There is no reason we need to only be as good as OS-X, we shouldn't so 
restrain ourselves.

Someone else mentioned this in the thread where we were discussing XP's 
list-view, and they were correct: KDE need not merely imitate, but should 
instead innovate. In particular, this is true in a case like this where 
imitation alone will not work and thus should not be tried.



If anyone is interested in really designing something, from scratch, 
completely custom to KDE, I would be glad to help.

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