13 Feb
2012
13 Feb
'12
6:36 p.m.
On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:23:22 -0600
"Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf(a)pearsoncomputing.net> wrote:
Since it's an USB key it will be in the Places
panel ;)
Otherwise, there is no need to configure, just click right of the
hierarchy which is where the location bar should be. It converts this
hierarchy to a real location bar.
On Monday,
February 13, 2012 12:04:42 Timothy Pearson wrote:
How is that unfortunate for me? It is good to know the truth!
I already know the whitespace is embedded in the widget metrics. If I
needed to I could fix that one problem programatically, but it still
leaves all the others open.
Remember I said *almost* all applications? There are a handful that
have finally grown up and become better than the KDE3 originals, but
right now the only one I can think of is krdc. It took many years,
and their presence frankly does not justify using the rest of KDE4.
Also, you are trying to tell me that e.g. changing to the /media/flash
directory requires fewer clicks in Dolphin than in Konqueror? In
Konqueror it would take exactly two mouse clicks, and if media/ was
already expanded it would take one click. In Dolphin I don't even
know where to begin, other than poking around trying to get my
location bar back. Heck, I don't even know where to begin looking
for that configuration option. I ask you this: If QWidget is so stable (i.e. did
not change much
between
Qt3 and Qt4), why do Qt4/KDE4 applications always use more screen
space to
display less information?
they don't; but where there is more whitespace usage it's due to the
QStyle. a
QStyle that using the same pixelmetrics as you are familiar with
from Qt3 would have the same layout and proportions. few people
like that, however, so
there are few styles as cramped.
Why do KDE4 applications tend to require more
mouse clicks for each operation?
they don't. see how easy it is to make assertions when no
supporting facts are
required?
well, here:
http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2010/01/gwenview-user-friendly.html
Can you state 100% that the Qt4 developers did
not modify widget
parameters to be touch friendly?
yes, i can. you may recall i worked at the same company as these
guys for 6
years, the years that happen to be in question.
You would have needed to be on the Qt4
development team to be able to state this. :-)
unfortunately for you, i worked with them extensively during this
time period.
i saw new things before others did, i worked with APIs before
others did, i
had long discussions with the developers as they were working on
things.
KDE4 has serious discoverability issues which are separate from the
ease of use issues.
Tim
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