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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: E-Mail Scrolling in KMail/Kontact
From:       Harijs Buss <hbush () apollo ! lv>
Date:       2005-03-25 12:34:57
Message-ID: 200503251434.57637.hbush () apollo ! lv
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On Friday, 25. March 2005 13:31, David Legg rakstija:

> What we're talking about here is a car that slows down the more you push
> the accelerator. 

According to your "logic", brake pedal should be lifted _up_ instead of 
pushing down, because accelerator pedal is pushed _down_ to increase 
speed :))  However somehow almost all people learn very quickly that 
accelerator has to be pushed down to increase speed, and brake has to be 
pushed down to decrease speed. Same movement with opposite result, eh? 
Go write some petition about changing "confusing behaviour" of these two 
pedals in every car... <no offence>

I don't believe these left-right arrow buttons are any obstacle to learn 
KMail, specially after discovering that corporate Outlook has the same 
functions on these same left-right arrow keys and nobody seems to worry about 
that.

On the contrary, usage of arrow buttons in KMail is HUGE ADVANTAGE, very good, 
successful design and should be presented as such.  After few minutes of 
learning almost everybody will agree, because it is really very easy to read 
mail using KMail with these 4 buttons.  KMail  IS BETTER in that aspect.  Let 
us be proud about that! :-)  Use this as "positive business discriminator" 
against other mail systems. 

Harry
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