Is KDE really usable?

[jos poortvliet]

Op dinsdag 24 oktober 2006 17:08, schreef Kimmo Sundqvist:
> On Monday 23 October 2006 00:43, Lex Hider wrote:
> > Thanks for the feed back. The most appropriate action to take is to file
> > bugs for the problems that you find with KDE.
>
> My two cents on this.
>
> The name of this mailing list has a some kind of holistic ring to it. "If
> there is something wrong or odd in the whole KDE, on the overall KDE
> experience, but you can't put your finger on it exactly, then this is the
> list to discuss things out and find names for problems."
>
> The reusable component architecture in KDE is really considered one of its
> strongest selling points. It has to do with power, meaning what the users
> are able to do with it. But it is also easy to forget the user experience
> in all those possibilities.
>
> I recently used OS X for a couple of minutes. Compared to Kubuntu, what I
> felt using it was the level of integration. OS X Finder feels like one well
> thought out piece. It feels powerful because everything is easily
> accessible, and the user feels that he can try things out and not do
> anything damaging or end up in a situation where it is hard to get back.
>
> Rule: the user should be encouraged to try things out.
>
> Rule: whatever user is encouraged to try, he should easily be able to get
> back to the exact previous state he was in.

>(more rules)

if you can define these rules in precise and practical rules for the KDE 4 
HIG, you can really help with making KDE more usable. if not, it's a lot like 
saying 'KDE should be better!' and being happy with the great accomplishment 
of saying it.

giving practical tips for the applications (bugzilla.kde.org) on how to 
improve them would, i'm sure, be appreciated. including mockups would rock. 
saying (something in) the apps are bad is rather useless, as that's something 
the developers already know: nothing is perfect.

> -Kimmo S.

grtz
Jos

-- 
Disclaimer:

Alles wat ik doe denk en zeg is gebaseerd op het wereldbeeld
wat ik nu heb. Ik ben niet verantwoordelijk voor wijzigingen
van de wereld, of het beeld wat ik daarvan heb, noch voor de
daaruit voortvloeiende gedragingen van mezelf.
Alles wat ik zeg is aardig bedoeld, tenzij expliciet vermeld.
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