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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: System settings vs Configure your computer
From:       kde.dev () tomassmits ! com
Date:       2007-10-12 11:08:28
Message-ID: 1192187308.470f55ac889b4 () 195 ! 20 ! 8 ! 249
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I think that this counts for most menu items in KDE, not just the system
settings. At one point, a user might end up having 6 different graphics
editors. This is not bad, but it's confusing for people who are no power
users.

I think it might be good to change the whole menu structure so that it reflects
tasks instead of actual applications. Then, a choice could be made between the
application to fulfil that task. This is the same as you propose, but taken a
bit further.


Quoting Risto <paristo@gmail.com>:
> 
> > IAC, what is wrong with the name: "Control Center"??  Another thing to
> > avoid is to change things just for the sake of changing things.  We
> > don't want to overly confuse people that upgrade.  We don't want to make
> > the 'Vista mistake'!
> 
> What i am thinkin what confuse new users is:
> 
> System settings and Control Center names works well on distros like Kubuntu 
> where there aint own panel for system settings. Somewhere user need to get 
> set KDM or Boot settings etc.
> 
> But on distros like Mandriva, there is already "System tools > "Configure
> Your 
> Computer" and "Control center" below it. It is confusing because user dont 
> know wich one to use on first time. 
> 
> What difference is with Yast (suse) and System settings or Control center?
> What difference is with "Configure your computer" and "Control Center"?
> 
> Other is for configuring and other for controls.
> 
> I would choose different name for Kcontrol than systemsettings from kubuntu.
> 
> That should tell it is KDE config place on distros what has own config tools
> 
> and still tell user that there is system configs.
> 
> So i think problem is, how to make line between "SYSTEM" and "USER" side.
> 
> And how to make line between KDE and System configs.
> 
> 
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