From kfm-devel  Sat Aug 21 18:00:33 1999
From: Simon Hausmann <tronical () gmx ! net>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 18:00:33 +0000
To: kfm-devel
Subject: Re: Konqy View Layout
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kfm-devel&m=93525898723218

On Sat, 21 Aug 1999, Michael Reiher wrote:

> Dawit Alemayehu wrote:
> > 
> > I really need to get me a IRC client and start learning how to use it ... ;-) 
> I started just yesterday as well:-)
> 
> > I have a question.  What is the difference between splitting the View and the
> > Window from the user's prespective ?  Does the user get two menu bars if s/he
> > chooses to split the window rather than the view ?   If not what is exactly
> > the difference between these two types of splitting options ?
> 
> Well Ok, some more explanation. IŽll paint a little ASCII drawing:
> 
> Imaging these are Konqy windows.
> 1.                 2a.                2b.
> ----------------   ----------------   ----------------
> ################   ################   ################
> |              |   |     |        |   |      |       |
> |      1       |   |     |    1   |   |  1   |   3   |
> |--------------|   |  3  |--------|   |--------------|
> |              |   |     |        |   |              |
> |      2       |   |     |    2   |   |      2       |
> ----------------   ----------------   ----------------
> 
> You have the first one as a beginning. 
> If you do "Split Window Vertical" youŽll get to 2a.
> If you do "Spilt View Horizontal" in view 1 youŽll get to 2b.
> No new menubars. Should we rename the menu options?
> IMO the user will learn it quite fast by doing.

( as I already said on IRC yesterday :

I definitely agree with you and I think we should go for all five menu
items.

Greetings,
 Simon