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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Superlous configuration?
From:       Joseph Kowalski <joek () pckconsult ! com>
Date:       2005-01-13 7:21:49
Message-ID: 200501122321.49170.joek () pckconsult ! com
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Apologies for bringing this up again, but as this thread has been mentioned in 
a post on OS news, and having read through this I couldn't help but 
contribute my useless armchair usability observations.  

With the current behavior, with the RMB "Move to trash" already bringing up a 
confirmation dialogue, why not utilize that to find out what the user wants 
to do with the file?   So, instead RMB menu saying "Move to trash" it could 
be called "Remove File{folder, etc} and the confirmation dialog asking "Do 
you really want to move this item to the trash?" with options of "Trash" and 
"Cancel" it could ask instead "what would you like to do with this file 
(folder, link, etc)" with options of "Send to trash," "Permanently Delete," 
and "Cancel Removal" The default button focus for this dialogue probably 
should be cancel or move to trash.  If a user is feeling frisky, she could 
check the "Don't ask me again" box and the default will then be set without 
nagging the user each time.  

This I think is a good compromise as it allows both functionalities to remain 
directly present in the gui without adding to the kcontrol mess and it keeps 
the RMB menu clean.  

Any other thoughts?

Joe Kowalski
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