From kde-usability  Mon Aug 02 01:28:08 2004
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 01:28:08 +0000
To: kde-usability
Subject: Re: Inconsistency in highlighting of panel buttons
Message-Id: <200408011928.09132.aseigo () kde ! org>
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-usability&m=109141054124616

On Sunday 01 August 2004 11:49, Jamethiel Knorth wrote:
> >4. the "icon" policy: the button never has a visible bounding box. the
> >mouse
> >pointer does not change shape over it.
> >
> >In kicker, this is used for the icons on the tray area. It is like in
> >windows,
> >but changing the policy to (2) may be better.
>
> I am certain that the purpose here is that these are not meant to be
> buttons, their primary purpose is in fact to be indicators of information.
> However, this does not seem to actually be the case in KDE as it is in
> MS-Windows, so I would have to agree with you here.
>
> I would also say that it should be done in the same way as type 2, not the
> same as other Kicker buttons (which resize) to avoid confusion as to what
> type of entry they are. Also, this would avoid the fairly ugly
> large-box-around-the-entire-system-tray-whenever-you-mouse-over-it problem.

this really won't be possible with the current system tray protocol, not with 
any consistency anyways.

> >To sum up, I suggest remove the behavior (3) and (4) and change it to (2).
> >This way there would only be two styles used (1 and 2).
> >
> >What about it?
>
> See above, where I commented.

i'd simply ask: exactly how does this "inconsistency" effect usability? in 
other words: how many users run into problems because of it? and what types 
of problems do they run into? simply noting that something isn't exactly the 
same as everywhere else doesn't really mean much. putting it into task-based 
contexts and relating it to actual usage does.

0.02

-- 
Aaron J. Seigo
GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA  EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43
_______________________________________________
kde-usability mailing list
kde-usability@kde.org
https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability