kde-quality Digest, Vol 24, Issue 19

[Vlad Blanton]

Perhaps Sebastian was right that we should wait a little while before thinking 
about the new Kmenu until Plasma is a bit more stable. Also, I agree with 
most of what you said Loren.  I'm really excited to see what happens in the 
end! :)

Vlad Blanton

On Thursday 26 January 2006 2:07 pm, Loren Dias wrote:
> >"On the other hand, it might take up to much space on the menu.
> >
> >It would be nice if other's could comment on the idea of a *Recently
> >Installed Apps* section within Kmenu."
>
> Honestly I think the entire Menu needs an absolute makeover or just needs
> to be destroyed, when you click on it there is WAY too much stuff,
>
> (Anyone used Knoppix live DVD?)
>
> I dissupport there being a "recently installed applications" area in the
> menu because I personally only think that it will complicate the problems
> that already exist rather than solve the ones of there being "bloatware".
> However, many individuals like the idea, which is exactly why I support
> there being "extensions", or "addons" just as there are in Enlightenment
> DR17 and Firefox.
>
> It would be nice~Although a windows idea~to hide un-used apps or sections
> in the bloated menu which I feel could greatly increase the user's ability
> to get to the applications that they want to use rather than be bombarded
> with a million options (strange that this sounds like popups).
>
> I am a firm supporter of the new Plasma Environment and I firmly believe in
> the idea of having
>
> "Launch", "Communicate", "System"
> http://vladoboss.softver.org.mk/mg2/index.php?id=44
>
> ----
>
> Launch could consist of only the Applications (No shutdown, stop session or
> any of that), Just "Development", "Games", "Internet", "Multimedia",
> "Office"
>
> And even better than this, underneath each Blue backgrounded folder there
> could be the three top used applications from that folder, this would allow
> high quantities of software to be installed, but allow the user to to
> bypass waisting time looking for their application that they want to use,
>
> (Oh, and yes I immagine it would be seperated into two or three columns)
>
> ----
>
> Communicate could consist the bookmarks, contacts, and contacts that are
> currently on AIM, MSN, YIM, ICQ, IRC...etc (built into the menu) while also
> connecting this information to Kontact
>
> ----
>
> System could only bee shown for certain classifications of users,
>
> This could include "Control Center" (newly designed), and highly usable,
> along with a System Utilities menu that includes all the Utilities that do
> not belong in the Control Center (however few they be), also inside this
> menu would be "Install"
>
> And the logon/logoff buttons would be next to the clock and have their own
> buttons you can easily access
>
> ----
>
> Anyways, this is my vision of how the new Environment should be layed out
> and feel
>
>     ~ Loren