[kde-guidelines] List view

[Aurélien Gâteau]

On Thursday 06 June 2013 00:10:36 Heiko Tietze wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 5. Juni 2013, 23:07:29 schrieb Thomas Pfeiffer:
> > For me, list boxes are a relic of the past that simply should go away.
> 
> Objection! Any file manager has a list view either with simple view, or
> detailled, or preview (as far as I know that are the terms).
> 
> After all we need this widget/control/item to define when and how it should
> be used. If you think a list view must not get implemented with only
> keyboard access then we should add something like "If the list view has
> multiple selection property apply check boxes to each item in order to
> faciliate access."
> I would write it as "Consider to use...", and would add some thoughts when
> check boxes are really recommended (lengthy lists, complex selection...?)
> and when rather not (short lists, plain interface, expert users...).
> 
> > For shorter lists, a check box list is better than a simple list box
> > because it allows to select single or multiple items without using the
> > keyboard.
> Check boxes makes a list heavier just due to the additional, dispensable
> widgets/controls. They are not a solution of striking simplicity.

Multi-selection lists are very unforgiving, even with (+) overlays like the 
one in Dolphin: click a few pixels too far and *boom* your carefully created 
selection is no more. Check box lists solve this problem.

Aurélien