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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Logout Dialog
From:       Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net>
Date:       2004-11-11 18:40:43
Message-ID: 200411111640.43808.gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net
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On Wednesday 10 November 2004 14:53, Frans Englich wrote:
> Good point, and I don't really know if it's possible to find one(s). I'll
> try:
>
> * Horizontal items are easier interpreted than vertical. I don't know if it
> matters substantially, though.
>
> * I think icons are simpler, and more beautiful(yes, subjective). They
> manage without borders, for example.
>
> * I would also give the window a border, such that is consistent with other
> windows.
>
> * Another issue is the picture of Konqi. I don't mind pictures, Konqi, or
> being "untraditional", but I do think that any element in an interface
> should have a clear purpose. That everything the user is to parse, should
> be meaningfull. Call it simplicity.
>
> Microsoft Windows has a cute Teddy-bear in its search dialog(IIRC), because
> people percept the bear with comfort, which is supposed to emotionally
> encourage them in that technical dialog.
>
> I don't see the purpose Konqi has in the logout dialog. I guess people
> could argue that it looks nice, or for branding; my personal opinion is a
> simple, discrete, neutral, dialog that plays optimally well with any theme,
> is preferred.
>
>
> So.. if three horizontall icons, one cancel button, and a normal window
> border is used, instead of the current setup, I think it would be a
> simpler, easier interpreted interface with less irrelevant content(as
> relevant it can be?). It is on the other hand far out..

Could you provide us with a mockup? It would be great.

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