Timeout for KMessageBox (Was: Patch for KMessageBox)

Adriaan de Groot adridg at cs.kun.nl
Mon May 12 20:59:04 BST 2003


On Monday 12 May 2003 21:40, Gunnar Schmi Dt wrote:
> Depending on the amount of text in the message box and the time (you say 30
> seconds) you might want to consider to add an option to disable the timeout
> or to enlarge the time. Please think off low-visioned people who cannot
> read as fast as you can.

Your wish is my command (seriously, this kind of usability thing is 
important). Although I wonder about low-visioned people who regularly use a 
low-contrast poorly backlit low resolution handheld device with 
hard-to-distinguish letters. Certainly for general inclusion such a timeout 
should be configurable. 

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