From kde-bugs-dist  Sat Sep 30 23:07:58 2006
From: "Charles A.Landemaine" <landemaine () gmail ! com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:07:58 +0000
To: kde-bugs-dist
Subject: [Bug 134932] New: Revamp konqueror interface and use less screen
Message-Id: <20061001010757.134932.landemaine () gmail ! com>
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           Summary: Revamp konqueror interface and use less screen space
           Product: konqueror
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: FreeBSD Ports
        OS/Version: FreeBSD
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konq-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: landemaine gmail com


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.4)
Installed from:    FreeBSD Ports
OS:                FreeBSD

KDE is the most widely used Desktop Environment on Unix systems, and Konqueror comes with every KDE system, still Konqueror has close to zero usage in browser statistics.

While Konqueror renders poorly IE-only web sites, this is not the only reason. Konqueror's user interface is terrible. I have a suggestion to enhance its interface to waste less screen space, to remove useless buttons/handlers and to place stuff where newcomers expect it to be. Opera and Firefox are similar in terms of GUI, which helps newcomers, and they don't have to think or look for the buttons they're looking for. These are crucial usability aspects of a web browser. On Konqueror, nothing is obvious. Konqueror is quite different and after 4 years using Konqueror, I'm still uncomfortable using it. I thought it would be better over time, but it hasn't improved.

Here are my suggestions to revamp Konqueror's UI. These changes are not based particularly on what I like but rather on trends, common sense and on what I think people would like:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7977/konquerorguiww7.png

This screenshot was taken on a PC-BSD computer. There are subtil changes. Please have a look at it seriously and carefully, discuss it with other developers, analyze all changes, and see if this makes sense to you. I hope this helps and I hope more and more people enjoy Konqueror.

Thank you.