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Subject: Re: Some thoughts on toolbars in KDE
From: "Hans Chen" <hanswchen () gmail ! com>
Date: 2007-10-09 21:20:43
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Hm. I think it would be nice with a combobox with some of the "common" zooms
(50 %, 100 % etc.). If you've used Live Messenger, the "personal message"
widget in the contact list gives a fairly good picture of my vision. You
can see a screenshot here <http://www.techzine.nl/uploaded/125_d5907e90.jpg>,
where the widget displays the text "<Type a personal message>". Well, it's
kind of like Facebook's "status" widget too.
I'll try my best to explain it. Normally, it looks like a label with a arrow
next to it. If you press the arrow, it shows a list (like a combobox). If
you click on the text instead, it let's you input some text (like it
currently does).
I'm not sure if the combobox function is needed here (although I personally
would like it). More importantly, why do you have to right click to edit the
value?
On 10/9/07, Jos Poortvliet <jospoortvliet@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry, wrong one - see attached (wow, "section" in ksnapshot really
> ROCKS!!!)
>
> On 10/9/07, Jos Poortvliet <jospoortvliet@gmail.com> wrote:
> > right mouse click on the percentage gives this attached. No combobox.
> >
> > On 10/9/07, Hans Chen <hanswchen@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm interested in the zoom widget too.
> > >
> > > Jos: The widget in the screenshot attached, is the widget which
> displays the
> > > value (55 %) a regular display widget (label), or can I click it and
> enter a
> > > custom value? (Right now I imagine it turning into an edible combobox
> on
> > > mouse press/hover, but I guess that's not the case?)
> > >
> > > With best regards,
> > > Hans Chen
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/9/07, Jos Poortvliet <jospoortvliet@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 10/9/07, James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj@acm.org> wrote:
> > > > > Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> > > > > > Personally, I'm a big fan of the zoom widgets like now in
> Koffice and
> > > > > > Gwenview used... Wouldn't that make sense? Maybe such a widget
> needs
> > > > > > to find it's way into KDElibs for 4.1 or something...
> > > > >
> > > > > Perhaps you could post a screen shot.
> > > >
> > > > See attached screenshot. Would solve it if used everywhere ;-)
> > > >
> > > > To be clear, it's in the statusbar, bottom right. This was in
> Karbon...
> > > >
> > > > > This illustrates the problem:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~tyrerj/kde/toolbar1.png
> > > > >
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> > > > > JRT
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Hm. I think it would be nice with a combobox with some of the "common" \
zooms (50 %, 100 % etc.). If you've used Live Messenger, the "personal \
message" widget in the contact list gives a fairly good picture of my \
vision. You can see a screenshot <a \
href="http://www.techzine.nl/uploaded/125_d5907e90.jpg">here</a>, where the widget \
displays the text "<Type a personal message>". Well, it's kind of \
like Facebook's "status" widget too. <br><br>I'll try my best to \
explain it. Normally, it looks like a label with a arrow next to it. If you press the \
arrow, it shows a list (like a combobox). If you click on the text instead, it \
let's you input some text (like it currently does). <br><br>I'm not sure if \
the combobox function is needed here (although I personally would like it). More \
importantly, why do you have to <span style="font-weight: bold;">right</span> click \
to edit the value?<br><br><div> <span class="gmail_quote">On 10/9/07, <b \
class="gmail_sendername">Jos Poortvliet</b> <<a \
href="mailto:jospoortvliet@gmail.com">jospoortvliet@gmail.com</a>> \
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Sorry, wrong one - see \
attached (wow, "section" in ksnapshot really ROCKS!!!)<br><br>On 10/9/07, \
Jos Poortvliet <<a \
href="mailto:jospoortvliet@gmail.com">jospoortvliet@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> \
right mouse click on the percentage gives this attached. No combobox. \
<br>><br>> On 10/9/07, Hans Chen <<a \
href="mailto:hanswchen@gmail.com">hanswchen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > \
Hi,<br>> ><br>> > I'm interested in the zoom widget too.<br>> \
><br>> > Jos: The widget in the screenshot attached, is the widget which \
displays the <br>> > value (55 %) a regular display widget (label), or can I \
click it and enter a<br>> > custom value? (Right now I imagine it turning into \
an edible combobox on<br>> > mouse press/hover, but I guess that's not the \
case?) <br>> ><br>> > With best regards,<br>> > Hans Chen<br>> \
><br>> ><br>> > On 10/9/07, Jos Poortvliet <<a \
href="mailto:jospoortvliet@gmail.com">jospoortvliet@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > \
> ><br>> > > On 10/9/07, James Richard Tyrer <<a \
href="mailto:tyrerj@acm.org">tyrerj@acm.org</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > Jos \
Poortvliet wrote:<br>> > > > > Personally, I'm a big fan of the \
zoom widgets like now in Koffice and <br>> > > > > Gwenview used... \
Wouldn't that make sense? Maybe such a widget needs<br>> > > > > \
to find it's way into KDElibs for 4.1 or something...<br>> > > \
><br>> > > > Perhaps you could post a screen shot. <br>> > \
><br>> > > See attached screenshot. Would solve it if used everywhere \
;-)<br>> > ><br>> > > To be clear, it's in the statusbar, \
bottom right. This was in Karbon...<br>> > > <br>> > > > This \
illustrates the problem:<br>> > > ><br>> > > > <a \
href="http://home.earthlink.net/~tyrerj/kde/toolbar1.png">http://home.earthlink.net/~tyrerj/kde/toolbar1.png</a><br>> \
> > > <br>> > > > --<br>> > > > JRT<br>> > \
><br>> > > _______________________________________________<br>> > \
> kde-usability mailing list<br>> > > <a \
href="mailto:kde-usability@kde.org"> kde-usability@kde.org</a><br>> > > <a \
href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability</a><br>> \
> ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > <br>> ><br>> > \
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https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability</a><br>> ><br>> \
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