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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [Kaffeine-devel] Kaffeine usability report
From:       Iñaki <ibc2 () euskalnet ! net>
Date:       2006-08-21 13:55:09
Message-ID: 200608211555.09660.ibc2 () euskalnet ! net
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The following is just my opinion about Kaffeine, the multimedia app I use:



> 3.2
> The banner gives usefull informations at least for someones and it adds
> some eye candy colors. In addition, the start tab as a lot of free space so
> keeping the banner seems good to me.

Kaffeine is the only KDE app that shows its name and version in the main 
windows, so makes KDE loses consistency.
IMHO if there is a lot of free space in the start tab it could be better 
adding there a pretty image or logo.   ;)


> 3.4
> A button does not take more place than a text label, and indicates clearly
> that "something can be done" with it.

But it's the only multimedia program I've seen that uses a button to show the 
time. Amarok uses a clickable label and looks cleaner (IMHO).


> 3.6
> The numbers are there to indicate which numkey to hit to start the
> corresponding action. e.g. hit keypad "1" to start playlist playback.

Again the only KDE apps that shows numbers in the main buttons. I'm sure that 
no common user will press a key instead of clicking with the mouse.


> 3.11
> Well, that's true, "these commands are likely to be rarely used", but there
> is no advantage not having it in menu.

There is an advantaje, the menu looks tidier.


> 3.17
> Wrong. Xine DOES play png and jpg.

Yes, and Firefox always appear as "image" viewer, but is it for? Is a 
multimedia app an appropiate app for viewing images? and more important: will 
the users open kaffeine to see their photos?
Yes, xine has the power of showing images, but obviously is not the appropiate 
app for it, and there is always a better app for that (Gwenview, Digikam, 
Kuickshow...).


> 3.20
> "Unable to select multiple tracks in Audio Encoding without
> Control/Shift-key" This is very common way for multi-selection. If a user
> don't know that, he surely doesn't know what is a computer ...

I agree with you.


> 3.30
> Disagree. Totally. That's a really cool feature. It's called "innovation".

I agree, I like a lot that feature. But it could be better if Kaffeine becomes 
paused when I hide it with othe app by pressing Alt+Tab.   ;)




And of course, thanks a lot for your app!



-- 
Iñaki
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