Falkon UI for touch and handheld devices

[Genghis Khan]

Please pardon me for triple mailing.

Another observation below.

On Mon, 5 Dec 2022 16:56:04 +0200
Genghis Khan <genghiskhan at gmx.ca> wrote:

> On Mon, 5 Dec 2022 16:38:36 +0200
> Genghis Khan <genghiskhan at gmx.ca> wrote:
>
> > Juraj, hello
> >
> > It's good to read from you. Please see message below.
> >
> > On Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:33:06 +0100
> > Juraj Oravec <jurajoravec at mailo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > postmarketOS is a Linux operating system that is intended for
> > > > handheld devices such as PDA, Pocket PC, Smartphone, Tablet; it
> > > > is also available for Laptop, PC, and TV.
> > >
> > > I use PostmarketOS on the PinePhone and it is a fun ride, which
> > > means I have a device for testing if needed.
> > >
> > >
> > > Personal note: At minimum, I am willing to program it if there is
> > > a design and functionality properly described (I already struggle
> > > with one feature and I lack the interest in these touch devices).
> > > Otherwise if noone else steps up, do not expect miracles.
> > >
> >
> > I'm looking into Falkon, again.
> > I'm testing on postmarketOS (Phosh).
> >
> > Please note that it was difficult for me to see the following
> > because I've 30 active tabs and in past I've even reached to 3K and
> > I'm obssesed with databases, that is to say I'm not used to windowed
> > browsing.
> >
> > It appears that there's not much to change, because the main UI of
> > Falkon already has most of what is needed for smaller displays.
> >
> > Below is my observation and design review:
> >
> > TOOLBAR
> > -------
> > Falkon should have all toolbars hidden by default except Navigation
> > Toolbar.
> >
> > Search Bar (a part of the Address Bar) should be disabled.
> > This can be done now by collapsing the Address Bar to the Search
> > Bar, but it really should be completely disabled as the display
> > might be too narrow.
> >
> > TABS
> > ----
> > Tabs should be disabled by default in favor of (New) Windows.
> >
> > SUGGESTIONS
> > -----------
> > For the time being, suggestions should be disabled so it won't
> > interrupt user typing on virtual keyboard, unless theses's a way to
> > program the suggestions in a different way that would not interrupt
> > typing.
> >
> > TOOLS BUTTON
> > ------------
> > Button "Tools Button" should be hidden by default and dialog
> > "Configure Toolbar" should be available inside Preferences ->
> > Appearance.
> >
> > ICON
> > ----
> > Falkon should change its icon to favicon, if available, for each
> > active tab.  This is the begaviour of the default web browser of
> > LineageOS and it seems useful.
> >
> > SETTINGS
> > --------
> > Preferences and other dialogs should be stretched, that is occupy
> > Falkon main window.
> > Preferences and other dialogs should also be adapted to smaller
> > displays.
> >
> > STATUS BAR
> > ----------
> > This issue is also relevant to Sway Window Manager for Wayland.
> > Menus of status bar are opened to the buttom which makes them
> > unusable when Falkon is maximized (streched).
> >
> > MENU
> > ----
> > Context menu might need some changes, but I think it's best to leave
> > it after users provide feedbacks for Handheld Mode, perhaps under
> > "Appearance" or "Configure Toolbar".
> >
> > FINAL NOTE
> > ----------
> > I think we need to add a Handheld Mode to Preferences -> Appearance,
> > and when this mode is made available, Falkon is perfect for handheld
> > devices.
> >
> > Juraj, please do let me know how can I help.
> >
> >  Kind regards,
> >  --GK~
>
>
> Further notes:
>
> > TABS
> > ----
> > Tabs should be disabled by default in favor of (New) Windows.
>
> No.
>
> I stand corrected.
>
> TABS
> ----
> I think that a convergenced Vertical Tabs sidebar can be enabled by
> default, which I think is a very good solution and will allow users to
> handle sessions of multiple tabs.  It seems that such solution isn't
> offered by any web browser yet.
>
> MENU
> ----
> Menus should not contain sub-menus, so essential menu items should be
> placed on the main menu (e.g. sessions, history and bookmarks
> sub-menus to be removed and page sourc, full screen, zoom in/out to
> be moved to the main menu).
>
> ENCODING
> --------
> Character Encoding sub-menu should be available in a form of a dialog
> when each change will be "Previewd" upon click.
>
> FULL SCREEN
> -----------
> Navigation Toolbar shoud be always visible, because F11 key isn't
> available on all th keyboards and when it is, it requires several
> clicks to reach to.
>
> Kind regards,
>  --GK~

SEARCH
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Search Bar (Ctrl+F) buttons should not have Next Previous text and
Match Case button should be replaced by an icon.