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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: File-dialog weirdness
From:       Leo Savernik <l.savernik () aon ! at>
Date:       2004-07-28 15:11:58
Message-ID: 200407281711.59721.l.savernik () aon ! at
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Am Donnerstag 29 Juli 2004 16:16 schrieb Janne Ojaniemi:
[...]
> > It should be emphasized that this issue is merely about the save-dialog,
> > not about the file-dialog generally.
>
> It's identical if I try to open a file, so it's still relevant.

Not really. In open-mode you don't assign a file name. Newbie users will 
simply click the file in the icon view and not bother about "location".
>
[...]
> Regural users don't care if KDE has all those whiz-bang kio-slaves running
> in the background, they just want to enter a name of the file, so they
> could save it.

I like Allan's solution for the save-dialog best: Use "Save as" instead of 
"Location". This is neither incorrect nor should confuse the inexperienced 
user.
>
[...]

mfg
	Leo
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