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Month: June 2012

Re: [trinity-devel] KControl Anomalies

From: Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@...>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:01:48 -0700 (PDT)
> > Would somebody please run a quick check in KControl to
> confirm the following:
> > 
> > * Large category icons. Screen grabs:
> > 
> > http://humanreadable.nfshost.com/trinity/build_logs/kcontrol-tde-1.png
> > 
> 
> I get this -- but the default window size for kcontrol is
> too small and causes the text in the Appearance & Themes window making it
> look awkward.
> 
> > http://humanreadable.nfshost.com/trinity/build_logs/kcontrol-tde-3.png
> > 
> 
> same - same default window size comment.
> 
> > 
> > * Missing icon for Internet & Network->Web
> Browser. Screen grab:
> > 
> > http://humanreadable.nfshost.com/trinity/build_logs/kcontrol-tde-2.png
> > 
> 
> confirmed
> 
> > 
> > * Missing icon for Peripheral->Information. Screen
> grab:
> > 
> > http://humanreadable.nfshost.com/trinity/build_logs/kcontrol-tde-3.png
> > 
> 
> confirmed

Thanks for confirming. I'll file a bug report.

The default window sizes of just about all TDE apps drive me nuts. They all are designed for a 640x480 screen. My favorite example is to open the "Add Applet to Panel" dialog ("right-click" on the panel) --- the default dialog is a joke.

With that said, what is a safe minimal size for dialogs and app windows? I don't know know what recent usability studies say, but I'd like us to change as many as possible. The sooner the better. I'll do the grunt work and test but somebody familiar with the code base needs to tell me where to find these settings.

Darrell