Iñaki kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika Monday 15 May 2006 16:44):
> I've tried to do a konqueror mockup with a simpler design, maybe you like
> it, or you could give your opinion:
> http://konqueror4.linuxdevel.net
Great mockup. Couple suggestions for my part:
1) The menu. I like the way it is made unobtrusive, and especially it's
placement. Would be nice option in all KDE-apps ;-) Of course I expect it to
be just eyecandy: I expect the keyboard shortcuts to work as before. Just
that... Also, I expect the menu to pop out with the accelerator Alt, which
currently activates the menubar. I would like the menubar be rendered
horizontal once it is opened. Just something I (along most people) am used
to.
2) The findbar. Ever since I abandoned the Google searchbar in favour of web
shortcuts, I've seen no need for two textfields... However I don't like the
idea of having to _write_ the search command.
How about making a toggle button to the left side of the location bar
to turn
the search mode on: Click it, and the textfield turns into a fully featured
searchbar (forward, backward, from cursor, case-sensitive, search engine...
togglebuttons appear on the right side of it) This search utility would be
context sensitive the same way you have here: search for file in (current/sub
dirs, depending on toggles), text in file, use web search engine...
When you toggle of the search mode, the location bar turns back on.
In fact, that button could be part of a series in a radio-button list, we ever
find new use for the textfield ;-) (I could think of viewmode (browsning),
searchmode, and editmode for some operations...) Anyway, I think it's a
better approach to have button rather than pulldown option.
One additional special use could be prompting for passwords for certain
protocols, like ssh...
I really like the way you have solved the info and preview issues (btw.
it's "hide" not "hidde"). What I quite didn't get is the "+" and "-" icons in
the tab-bar. For adding/removing a tab? However
3) The places could be rethought. At least they should be user configurable
from somewhere: number, order, naming and content. But for sound defaults:
Both local and remote "places" under same tag.
Fast links in their own tag (In the same level as "Local" and "Remote"
are
now), topmost, open by default. (Otherwise they are not that FAST.) Also, a
keyboard accelerator for them, like Alt/Ctrl+number or something.
Related:
4) Looking at the content, Workplaces seems to be a kind of binder keeping
stuff belonging to one project together, i.e. dedicated link list or
something. Perhaps this should be renamed as "Tasks" (again, "proyect...")
5) I noticed that If I open both University proyect and and my KDE app, the
items extend on what I would imagine to be the status bar, while the end just
vanishes. How about
- Generating a TOC or something (Could be toggled of/off)?
- Somekind of scrollbar solution?
5) There are various icons to "new whatever..." What for, really? Is this
option needed so often? How about making it simply a context menu entry or
work with drag and drop? (Like with bookmarks.) That way it would be way less
obtrusive.
6) The options button. While it might be useful to have there by default, and
later - when the customizations are made - "hidden" to be menu only option, I
think that the text there is a bit obtrusive, when it is the only icon with
text. Also, it's a bit lonely in the bottom, and as such catches my eye.
All in all, I just love this, and would like some of the ideas here used in
KDE4 in general. This one looks so good, that I was actually trying to use
it :-)
--
Vivere necesse est, navigare non est necesse.
- Tuomas Nurmi -
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