The "Control Center" in KDE 4

Iñaki ibc2 at euskalnet.net
Wed Jan 25 00:47:37 CET 2006


I've seen this image:
  http://vladoboss.softver.org.mk/mg2/index.php?id=39

I like it a lot. Does someone know if the future "Control Center" will be 
similar? It could be a goal for KDE.

Anyway some things must change for a better "Control Center". For example I'd 
like to speak about the actual state of the Network options in KDE:

Actually there is a new module in "Control Center" - "Internet and Net" called 
"Net parametres". The problem is that it just can configure the ethernet 
connections, but there is nothing about ADSL, PPP, WIFI...

Now, to configure a PPP I must go to "Menu" - "System" - "Internet" - "Kppp", 
and to configure a WIFI conection I must open "Menu" - "System" - "Internet" 
- "Kwifimanager" or "swscanner". But those options are not in "Control - 
Center", so are not very intuitive for common users.

Common users expect to find ALL the network options together in "box" of 
"Control Center", like in Windows ("Network connections", there is all about 
net).

KDE should improve in this to make the system configure easier for common 
users. Does anybody know if there is something in developing about networking 
for KDE 4?


More things about the future "Control Center":

- A section called "Hardware" should have all the options about printers, fax, 
modem, webcam, mouse, keyboard...

- Many of the utilities in "System" menu should be in the "Control Center" in 
a section called "System" (users management, init services, cron, Ksysguard, 
Kinfocenter...).

- In fact, KDE menu should be reduced and tidy.


It's just my opinion.    ;)


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