Hi there, e17 is great, and as I build the latest version from trunk once a month, at least, I can really see, how it is getting more and more stable and cleaner all the time. My guess is, that with the speed of progress I saw since I started to use e17 in May, 2011, a 1.0 release could be available around Easter 2012. But that's just my personal estimate from the point of view of an end-user, who is a long-yeared KDE user (and fan). It's already functional, stable, configurable and usable, but as I used to work as a software developer myself, I know very well, that the last 20% of quality take 80% of the overall effort... ;)
So much for the intro. Currently I have a couple of noob questions. 1. Menu configuration There's a choice between "Enlightenment" and "KMenuEdit". What's the use of the latter? The effect is, that the applications menu is completely empty. Is that the correct/intended behaviour? 2. Menu language Selecting Enlightenment for a menu, alls the applications in my system are included in the menu, and in the correct place. Even names and labels are translated correctly, just like in KDE. However, one level above in the menu hierarchy are the categories, to which applications are associated, and these are, unfortunately, always shown in English, regardless of any language setting or locale. E. g., in KDE I see "Büro" as a translation for "Office", but in E17 it's still "Office". Yet another level up, in the root menu, translation works, again. Only for the category it doesn't work. Can I change this with a setting or is this a bug? 3. Window opening and closing in the config dialog When I change setttings I click on options or categories and a dialog opens. to close the window I have to explicitly click on its "Close" (or "Schließen") button. In other DEs I can click a second time on the options that opened the window, to close it. I find this comfortable, as I don't have to move the mouse to an (accidentally) opened window. Are there any plans to add this comfortable functionality to E17? I can only speak for myself, but I'd appreciate it. 4. Setup dialog windows should not be hidden Clicking on an option in the main window after maximizing it opens a window for the selected settings dialog. Clicking again on the main window, it goes to the foreground, and to get the dialog window back, I first have to resize the main window and then click on the dialog window. As there are so many setting options for window behaviour and appearance, I guess, this behaviour can be changed. But what would be the right setting options? I am at the same time confident that this can be changed and lost because of the sheer multitude of configuration options... ;) 5. Menu opening effect Sorry, I don't know how to describe this better in English, but I try my best. Clicking with left mouse button the desktop background opens the root menu. But it isn't just there. It is "blended" in, avoiding harsh contrast. The effect is initially visually appealing, but after a while I find it a bit too much. (Where) can I turn this effect off? 6. Sub-menu not completely shown when on the border of a workspace When I move the mouse close to the right border of my workspace and click with the left mouse button, the root menu opens up. When I then click on one of its entries, the respective sub-menu is opened, e. g. applications. But only part of the menu is visible. To see the complete sub-menu, I have to move the mouse farther to the right. Then the menu and the sub-menu are moved towards the centre of the screen. This works, and is, again, visually appealing. However, I still find it more comfortable and simply faster the way it's done in KDE: If there is not enough space for the sub-menu on the right side of the root menu, the sub-menu is opened left of the root menu. Is there a way to get this behaviour in E17, too? So, this has become quite a long post. But I really like E17 already a lot, and what to learn how to use it effectively and efficiently. So thanks for your patience, everyone, and keep up the good work! Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
