On Sunday, September 4, 2011 6:26:04 PM UTC+8, Alex Baer wrote:
>
> 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?
The "Enlightenment" menu is simply a menu file which includes kde, gnome,
etc. menu files (if they are present in your system). You should just use
whatever gives you a complete Applications menu on left-click at desktop.
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.
Not sure what you mean here. I have kde system settings and it is one
monolithic configuration window.
> 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... ;)
>
Can't you Alt-Tab to get to the dialog window?
> 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?
Weird. Maybe you can check if you are using the composite module, and if so,
change the style of menus. Alternatively, you could try a different theme.
> 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?
For me it is exactly the opposite. I like the way e17 treats submenus. So,
irrespective of *where* I open my submenu, I always need to move right to
the menu item I want. I don't need to think of where the submenu is going to
pop up next depending on whether I am on the right edge or left edge of the
desktop.
I find the rearrangement of submenus/menus feature in other desktops very
clumsy.
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