[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 134932] New: Revamp konqueror interface and use less screen
From:       "Charles A.Landemaine" <landemaine () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-09-30 23:07:58
Message-ID: 20061001010757.134932.landemaine () gmail ! com
[Download RAW message or body]

------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
         
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134932         
           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.


[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]