[Kde-games-devel] Game status view

[Mauricio Piacentini]

Eugene Trounev wrote:
> The problem with the status bar runs much deeper then might appear at 
> the first glance. For example: start Kbattleship, choose single player 
> game, and then try to *guess* what to do next. Well? Bingo! All the 
> instructions are on the status bar. Chances that an average user will 
> ever find those are slim to none. And Kbattleship is not alone.
...
> Now, I do not propose to remove the status bar per say, I just want the 
> games to be playable by average users.

This could be the start of a module-wide policy: use the statusbar to 
present additional information to the user, but do not *require* it for 
basic functionality. I agree with Eugene, in the case he mentioned the 
instructions should be in-view, if possible.

Regards,
Mauricio Piacentini