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Small yet very annoying UI design inconveniences (kwrite konsole, kmix, plasma)

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robertp

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Sunday, August 10th 2008, 6:31pm

Small yet very annoying UI design inconveniences (kwrite konsole, kmix, plasma)

I recently started using KDE 4 and came across some UI design inconveniences. They may seem unimportant for many people but fixing them will improve user experience. Here's a list of them:

Kate:
  • native tabs support
  • file browser/tree on left side of application window (dock?)
  • tabs switching using easy shortcut (Alt+nr)


Konsole:
  • add "new tab" action to context menu as first item
  • remove seldom used actions from context menu or move frequently used actions to the begining of the menu (who really often configure and switch profiles or open browser)
  • add small X widget on tab corner for easy closing of current tab (like in konqueror)


KMix tray icon:
  • remove mute checkbox from popup window invoked be right-clicking, it's already in context menu
  • move action (button) for running kmix to context menu
  • make slider longer for easier volume control; show volume percentage as tooltip


Plasma:
  • Fix layout and size constraints for plasma applets (especially digital clock and system tray). These widgets expand horizontally but shouldn't. Try removing task manager and see what happens.
  • applets positioning without going into configuration mode
  • task list applet (small icon placed on panel which shows list of all running tasks after clicking) or similar option for current task manager; I'd like to remove task manager to have more space on panel for other applets

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Sunday, August 10th 2008, 10:50pm

RE: Small yet very annoying UI design inconveniences (kwrite konsole, kmix, plasma)

Quoted from "robertp"

I recently started using KDE 4 and came across some UI design inconveniences. They may seem unimportant for many people but fixing them will improve user experience. Here's a list of them:

Kate:
  • native tabs support
  • file browser/tree on left side of application window (dock?)
  • tabs switching using easy shortcut (Alt+nr)


Hmm, i don't understand the second point, it's already there. Are you using kate or kwrite?
First point, i am not sure if that is necessary if you have the sidebar with all opened files. That's more a question of "what looks nicer" i guess.
Third point, it's already mostly there, just ALT+Arrow-left or right.

Quoted from "robertp"


Konsole:
  • add "new tab" action to context menu as first item
  • remove seldom used actions from context menu or move frequently used actions to the begining of the menu (who really often configure and switch profiles or open browser)
  • add small X widget on tab corner for easy closing of current tab (like in konqueror)


KMix tray icon:
  • remove mute checkbox from popup window invoked be right-clicking, it's already in context menu
  • move action (button) for running kmix to context menu
  • make slider longer for easier volume control; show volume percentage as tooltip


Plasma:
  • Fix layout and size constraints for plasma applets (especially digital clock and system tray). These widgets expand horizontally but shouldn't. Try removing task manager and see what happens.
  • applets positioning without going into configuration mode
  • task list applet (small icon placed on panel which shows list of all running tasks after clicking) or similar option for current task manager; I'd like to remove task manager to have more space on panel for other applets

The first one already has a bug report and work on that is ongoing. So stay tuned ;)

But for all other items, be sure to check the bug database and if you don't find something, open a new bug, as wishlist item, so nobody will forget it. And you even get the chance to see, if more people would like it, as you can vote for bugs.

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