Le lundi 28 février 2011 18:21:58, Michael Scherer a écrit : > Le samedi 26 février 2011 à 01:00 +0100, Samuel Verschelde a écrit : > > Le vendredi 25 février 2011 10:33:42, Michael Scherer a écrit : > > > Le vendredi 25 février 2011 à 09:19 +0100, Samuel Verschelde a écrit : > > > > Le vendredi 25 février 2011 01:12:07, Michael Scherer a écrit : > > > > > What need to be taken in account too is also the case > > > > > Internet => 5-7 apps. > > > > > > > > > > Having : > > > > > Internet => 5-7 submenus => 1 app entry > > > > > is IMHO clearly suboptimal. > > > > > > > > > > ( ie, 1 step more to get application , on a total of 3, that's a > > > > > lot ). > > > > > > > > Does it happen ? In a default Mandriva KDE installation I already > > > > have more than 10 internet applications. > > > > > > I do not use kde, but that doesn't sound good. > > > What are the entries ? Are all of them really needed ? > > > > - akregator > > - kaddressbook > > - kmail > > - network center (mandriva) > > - kbluetooth > > - kget (download manager) > > - knetattach (= add a network > > - knode : newsgroups reader (unless I installed it manually, not sure) > > - konqueror > > - kontact > > - konversation > > - kopete > > - korganizer > > - kppp > > - krdc > > - krfb > > - ktorrent (unless I installed it manually) > > - firefox > > > > And I agree that many of those will not be used by most people > > There is some duplicate : > firefox / konqueror > kontact / korganiser / kmail / kadressboo, that somehow all overlap ( IIRC > from my kde days ) - kppp / network center / knetattach -> manage network > > > > > I prefer 3 quick steps rather than 2 long steps. > > > > > > This would requires some testing and measures to see which is faster, > > > which is more confusing. Fcrozat did some tests, but I think the report > > > were not published :/ > > > > > > > And KDE gives you the > > > > "recently used applications" on top of the menu, so the extra step is > > > > no big deal. > > > > > > Shall I remind that there is more than KDE in the world ? > > > > No, because it suggests I forgot it, which is not the case :) > > But you mean there is no such functionality in GNOME and other commonly > > used environments ? > > I never seen this on windows, ( which is still the most common used > evnironment, even if my own usage date back to xp ), neither on mac os x > ( on 10.5 ).
Well, for windows I think you just didn't see it :) "Commonly used programs are automatically displayed in the left-hand menu" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_menu#Evolution_of_the_Start_Menu I think I had that functionality already in windows 98 (but that could be a false memory, I don't guarantee). Samuel
