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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Show desktop behaviour
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2005-09-29 20:23:35
Message-ID: 200509291423.37516.aseigo () kde ! org
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On Thursday 29 September 2005 13:55, Thomas Zander wrote:
> On Thursday 29 September 2005 20:45, Davide Ferrari wrote:
> > Alle Thursday 29 September 2005 17:40, Aaron J. Seigo ha scritto:
> > > what do you mnean by "in a .. very disturbing way"?
> >
> > Well that if I have just hidden all the windows with the show desktop
> > button then I was also trying to "clear" the screen...but if all the
> > windows suddenly return then...it's disturbing.
>
> I'm also not sure what you mean here;  how do the windows 'suddenly'
> return. What did you do to make them return.
>
> Note that I'm just trying to find out where the workflow breaks.

"show desktop" was changed in *thinks* 3.4 (i think?) so that when a new 
window appears, the windows re-appear. 

this was, as i understood it (i didn't actually make this change), due to 
people interpreting "show desktop" as "show desktop" not "minimize my 
windows". so when a window popped up, people wondered where their other 
windows went. there were bug reports about this.

i'm not particularly interested in personal opinions or arguments of "logic" 
on this one due to the fact that obviously no matter what is done, someone 
will be uncomfortable. i have no particular leaning myself. perhaps our 
usability expertise can weigh in here.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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