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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: kdesu::slickness++
From:       Luciano Montanaro <mikelima () virgilio ! it>
Date:       2004-03-25 9:22:17
Message-ID: 200403251022.17197.mikelima () virgilio ! it
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On Wednesday 24 March 2004 15:33, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On March 22, 2004 06:26, Frans Englich wrote:
> > We simply let the code, decide
> 
> by which you mean let the developer decide. not a great idea since most will
> just use whatever the default is, the user will have no say and this decision
> must be duplicated (or ignored) every single time kdesu is used ...
> 
> having a button that expands the dialog is a good solution since it means no
> more work for people writing software using kdesu and allows the user to
> choose. i don't think "Advanced" is a good label, however, since that isn't
> what it is. "More" might be more appropriate ...

Or "Details" as other suggested.

Since this solution more or less solves the problem for both camps, I think it
we should settle for it.

I still think the current dialog to be fine, since "normal users" should not
be required to issue superuser commands, while superusers should understand what's 
going on anyway. 
At least the "qwghlmian" command prompt could make the users ask themselves if they
need help from more experienced users. 

> 
> btw, i'm not sure why we discuss things on this list sometimes since it's
> almost guaranteed that you or someone else will simply resurrect the topic N
> weeks or months later to repeat the exact same discussion =(
> 

Yes, that's quite sorry. Especially since there are important areas that could be 
improved with everybody agreeing, see the text selection thread. 

Luciano
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