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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: proposal for the konqueror sidebar
From:       Stian =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8iland?= <stian () soiland ! no>
Date:       2004-05-07 13:54:33
Message-ID: 20040507135433.GK9150 () itea ! ntnu ! no
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On 2004-05-07 07:31:12, Jamethiel Knorth wrote:

> Open          | >
> Preview       | >
> Actions         >
> -----------------
> Cut
> Copy
> Rename
> Move to Trash
> Delete
> -----------------
> Properties

I like this one.

Hm. 

I just discovered a feature in Windows that's almost like this.


    Click on [Start] -> Programs.  
    Double click on one of the program folders.
    The folder opens. Magic.


However - that way is too secret, nobody would think of double clicking
in a menu.  

However - this way could work so that the menu expands anyway - as
expected - but if the user clicks on the parent item AGAIN - the parent
item will open.

To indicate this - the cursor should change to a Hand icon (to indicate
a link). 

Problems: What if the user hovers over the item - the right menu opens -
and the user clicks in the very same moment - he wanted to open the
right menu.

I don't think it's a good idea to just have a small  [->] button on the
right hand side, it would be too hard to hit. However, by opening both
on hovering AND on "right slide" - the same effect could be achieved.

Ie:

    Open     | ->          mouse over Open (no click - no hovering)
       ^      
        \

    Open     | ->          mouse sliding to the right against ->
           ^      
            \
        
    
    Open     | ->  Bla     right menu appears - even before mouse
             ^     Bluh..        has reached ->
              \    Fiskk
              


This would have been very sexy - and should work for ALL menus having
sub menus.

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