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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Dropping files on Home desktop icon - what should be the response?
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2006-03-10 19:41:29
Message-ID: 4411D669.1090906 () acm ! org
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Danil Dotsenko wrote:
> Yes, my question IS - "Why the "Home" icon on the desktop is an 'application' 
> as opposed to 'URL'?" 

Yes, this is a very valid question.

> (I just didn't want to ask it directly. This question was asked before
> http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65997
> but was scoffed at.)

This is an unfortunate first reaction from developers.  I try to react 
with: 'tell me more' or 'tell me why your idea is good'.

> From the usability point of view - "Home" as "application" makes no sense. At 
> least to me.
> 
Yes, I would tend to agree with you.  So, unless someone can come up 
with a good reason to have the current default, it would be better to 
have a URL icon for Home.

-- 
JRT
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