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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: HIG: Systray apps: systray screenshot
From:       Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net>
Date:       2004-09-15 19:09:50
Message-ID: 200409151609.50815.gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net
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On Wednesday 15 September 2004 14:13, Sébastien Laoût [temporar] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Some weeks ago I proposed to standardize system tray icon based
> applications.
>
> I've since realized a great improvement: the dialog informing how to
> quit the application if the user close the window now show a (dynamic!)
> screenshot of the systray place, and circle the application icon for the
> user to better visualize where to get back the application later.
>
> Screenshots (and explains) are here:
> http://les83plus.free.fr/sebastien.laout/basket/usability-on-close-info.html

Great idea!

But I would like to see a shadow or border around the screen shot, just to 
make clear it's a picture not a redraw problem.

With this also comes an idea to make something similar to kwallet and kdesu... 
something graphical could help identify which app is requiring the password.


> What do you think about this?
> Could be good if every applications could act the same and give the same
> user friendly feedback for KDE 3.4...

I'm for it!

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