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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
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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.


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