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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: [patch] Re: GUI consistency
From:       Martin Koller <m.koller () surfeu ! at>
Date:       2002-09-01 13:23:01
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On Sunday 01 September 2002 15:02, Marc Mutz wrote:
> > > Edit is a standard menu item. Even games have it.
> >
> > KAsteroid, KBounce, KFoulEggs, KSirtet, KSmiletris, KSnakeRace,
> > KSpaceDuel, KTron, KBackgammon, KBattleship, KBlackBox, KReversi,
> > KPoker, and so on ... do not.
>
> KPat and KShisen _have_ ... and they're the only ones I played recently
> ;-)
>
> Basically, they use it for undo/redo. If a game doesn't provide undo,
> there's no point in having an Edit menu, no?

Hmmm... I've also seen Edit->Options or Edit->Settings ... but this seems odd 
and should be in a Settings menu.

> > > > Regarding the filter actions: I don't think that it is a good
> > > > choice to have to actions belonging together split in two menus.
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > They don't really belong together. Applying filters is an everyday
> > > job for some use cases. Create filter/configure filters isn't.
> >
> > Hopefully only for _some_ usecases - otherwise the filter settings
> > are bad.
>
> I don't understand what you mean by this, sorry.

I mean it should not be necessary to use that action often.

>
> > > > And regarding konqi: Even this app is not perfect.
> > > > Have you ever wondered, why the "HTML settings" is in the "Tools"
> > > > menu and not in the "Settings menu" ? I did ...
> > >
> > > Because it's a plugin and not Konq proper?
> >
> > That's a programmers view.
> > Think of the users view.
>
> I know. This was just meant as an explanation, not a justification.

OK.


-- 
Best Regards/Schöne Grüße

Martin

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