[Bug 154535] ability to remove zoom in/out tool like any other applet

[Aaron J.Seigo]

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------- Additional Comments From aseigo kde org  2008-02-25 21:41 -------
let me spell it out in very clear terms:

firstly, it's *not* an accessibility issue because we already provide a way to turn off animations in plasma

secondly, saying "i don't like it, make it configurable!" on every little bit and nobble in the interface results in software that has tons of configuration options that do .. what? cover up issues.

those kinds of options are there *only* to take away the pain/annoyance/whatever of a feature (or mis-feature, depending on the case). instead, if one works on tooling that feature into something better .. one gets a better tool and doesn't add yet more to the configuration load.

and yes, high configuration load does have a very negative impact on the user experience.

worse, if we let you turn this off now .. where will we get feedback on what we do with it so that we can figure out when/how it is more acceptable? no, you'll just all turn it off and never look back at it again. i'd rather try and *fix* issues rather than cover them up, with the result being a mess of code paths and half finished features.

moreover, as a feature in development, i'm very against making the implementation yet more complicated than necessary until we have some of the other fundamentals in place.

and finally, no, you probably don't know what the toolbox is intended for and no i'm not going to sit here and write pages explaining it. there is purpose to it, you'll see it as the code emerges. explaining it beforehand is not going to resolve the situation any faster.

now, i hear you when you say "i don't like it moving", "when i close a window, then it animates on me" ... i'll try and address those issues. the RIGHT way. you know, by addressing those issues.

but i'm not going to turn it into "Just another applet" (why? explaining it would require familiarizing you with the internal design of plasma) nor will i provide an option to remove it at this point in development.