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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Systray Usability
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2005-02-06 11:27:29
Message-ID: 200502060427.31380.aseigo () kde ! org
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On Sunday 06 February 2005 03:35, Andras Mantia wrote:
> 1) when no system tray is available/shown, the system tray applications
> should appear on the taskbar. Reasoning: the above issue.

true enough; until you don't have a taskbar available. there really needs to 
be some "automatically appearing if it isn't already there" area.

> 2) when the application's main window is closed the application should
> quit, not remain running in the background/system tray. Reasoning:
> consistency. Closing the main window closes the application. Period.

i'm sorry, but this is absolutely incorrect. i've explained in detail why this 
is so.

> 3) applications (not-deamon like ones) wanting to go to the system tray
> should offer a setting to minimize to the tray (*if* available) instead of
> the taskbar.

again, this confuses "windows" with "system try icon" ... this is not how most 
people perceive the stuff they see on the screen. you are thinking like a 
good programmer, not an average user.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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