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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Too many icons in Gwenview toolbar
From:       "Jos Poortvliet" <jospoortvliet () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-02-21 17:35:26
Message-ID: 5c77e14b0802210935k3b0de4e8j59d3de90459998d0 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 2/21/08, Michael Rudolph <michael.rudolph@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 21 February 2008 13:49:50 Mikołaj Machowski wrote:
>  > I don't like idea of magnetic slider. It will make impossible to set
>  > zoom factors like 98 or 101% . Yeah, they can be used.
>  >
>
>
> > m.
>  >
>  Hello Mikołaj,
>
>  I beg to differ. If the ultimate goal in software design is to create
>  tools to aid users in their day-to-day work, and not toys to help them
>  waste their time, then we will eventually have to make the switch and
>  create software that is able to translate from a human beings mental
>  model of a task to how this is represented in a computer. Currently
>  users have to do the translation theirselves. So instead of
>  saying: "zoom in and let me inspect this detail" or "zoom out and give
>  me an overview" users have to translate this into how a
>  computer "thinks" of zooming.
>
>  I'd gladly learn of new use cases where exact zoom levels are useful,
>  but until then I'd object your assertion.

And even then, if the slider snaps, you can manually enter another
value (if the mockup stuff is used). The dropdown in the mockup has
also 1:1 and fit screen options, btw!

>
>  michael
>
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