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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: "Open with" - "Others..." dialog is annoying
From:       Iñaki <ibc2 () euskalnet ! net>
Date:       2006-04-28 17:19:02
Message-ID: 200604281919.02336.ibc2 () euskalnet ! net
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El Viernes, 28 de Abril de 2006 17:08, Sébastien Laoût escribió:
> One more thing we should look at is to "advise" applications according to
> the file MIME type.
>
> Eg, I want to open a JPEG image, then the "Open With..." dialog should
> first propose a list of applications that says they support opening
> "image/jpeg" MIME type files.
>
> If it's not sufficient, an "Additional Advised Aplications" list below show
> the applications that handle "image/*" MIME type.
>
> And THEN, at the very last, every KMenu applications are shown, like in the
> KMenu, yes.
>
>
> It's also useful if I want to open an XML file: the most advised
> applications handle "text/xml" but below the additionnal advised
> applications can handle "text/plain" files...
>
> I think there is a KDE system that can tell that
> "text/xhtml IS_ALSO text/xml IS_ALSO text/plain".
> This MIME type hierarchy exists under KDE, but I'm not knowledgable enought
> to tell how.
>
> All I can say is that that information should be used to narrow down the
> choice of the user to the most relevant applications.
>
> And I propose this new layout for the dialog, with two tabs:
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
>   Open *index.xhtml* with:
>     ,----------------------,    ,------------------,
>    /  Advised Applications  \  /  All Applications  \
>   /                          \/______________________\_________
>
>  |  & Konqueror                                                |
>  |  @ Firefox                                                  |
>  |
>  |  # Quanta Plus                                              |
>  |
>  |  / KWrite                                                   |
>  |  } Kate                                                     |
>
>  `-------------------------------------------------------------'
>   [x] Always open this type of file with that application
>                                            [ v OK ] [ x Cancel ]
> _________________________________________________________________
>
>
> Note that the advised applications are in three groups.
> The first one are the most advised ones: the ones that can handle xHTML
> pages. The second group can handle XML files.
> The last can handle plain text files.
>
> This should be sufficient and clear enough to not scary novice users.
> The list should be good in 90% of the cases (note: need real use case to
> know WHEN and WHY most users trigger that dialog to backup that argument).
>
> When entering the All Applications tab, we show more details:
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
>   Open *index.xhtml* with:
>     ,----------------------,    ,------------------,
>    /  Advised Applications  \  /  All Applications  \
>   /__________________________\/                      \_________
>
>  |  [x>] [                                          |v] [...]  |
>  |
>  |  ,-------------------------------------------------------,  |
>  |
>  |  | [+] Office                                            |  |
>  |  | [+] Development                                       |  |
>  |  | [+] Games                                             |  |
>  |
>  |  `-------------------------------------------------------'  |
>  |  [ ] Run in terminal                                        |
>  |      [x] Close when command finish                          |
>
>  `-------------------------------------------------------------'
>   [x] Always open this type of file with that application
>                                            [ v OK ] [ x Cancel ]
> _________________________________________________________________
>
>
> Note that I moved "Run in Terminal" in the "All Applications" tab because
> most of the time users will want to open a file with another application
> not assiciated yet (fresh installed or...), they do it, remember the
> association and never use that dialog again.
>
> If people want to customize the command, they type it in the commmandbar,
> and it's only there that they can run it in terminal.
> Most users KDE is targetting don't use console applications and advised
> applications should already have the "Run in terminal" option set in the
> associated desktop file, so no need to change that option manualy.
>
> PS: I renamed "[ ] Do not close when command finish" to
>     "[x] Close when command finish" to have a positive sentence.
>
> Regards,
> Sébastien.


Just congratulations for your excellent proposal. I will vote fot ir!   ;)



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y hasta aquí puedo leer...

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