From kde-usability Mon Jul 26 21:43:22 2004 From: Segedunum Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:43:22 +0000 To: kde-usability Subject: Re: kcontrol Message-Id: <200407262243.26324.segedunum () actuaria ! co ! uk> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-usability&m=109088114328235 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 07:29:40, Aaron J. Seigo wrote: > if this a system administration tool, i'd agree with you, since then it > would be used by power users. seeing as it isn't, and seeing how managing > multiple windows isn't something a lot of people are good at, i have to > disagree. I quite agree, but things aren't always that clear cut. If that was always the case, everything on the desktop would be a single window :). Sometimes you have too many windows and dialogues open, other times there's just too much stuff in one window - it's a terrible balance. However, with care, things can be managed in a scalable way I think. > the MacOS X panels are single-window for a reason =) Since I don't use Mac OS X (can't afford one for a start), perhaps some examples (screenshots?) would be nice. > and for power users who like individual windows, there is the Control Panel > kicker menu. I really don't necessarily think that's just for power users. When you want to get to one applet to configure something (with both KDE and Windows XP) this is a great way of doing it without opening up the whole Control Panel/Centre. It's mostly a case of clearly labelling both as the same thing so that it is clear there are two options that lead to the same outcome. Giving people a good, clear, two option way of doing this is a good idea. Golden Rule #1: Put the User in Control! Cheers, David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBBXr753OaWc7M8G0RAkDMAJ9VePaP8CPTRZjDSfw5hVcGC7qUBQCZAdTb 35LtxqDXfbYW/8zubPg2Voc= =K1G7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ kde-usability mailing list kde-usability@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability