Konqueror 4 webbrowsing UI

[George Staikos]

On Thursday 24 November 2005 12:49, Luciano Montanaro wrote:
> On Thursday 24 November 2005 17:12, George Staikos wrote:
> > Here's a first-attempt mock-up at the Konqueror 4 web browser UI.  I'm
> > sure there is lots of work to be done, but the key points:
> >
> > 1) URL bar is now permanent and unremovable
> > 2) Statusbar is permanent and unremovable
>
> Hi George, I have read about your proposal on the dot already.
> I think it's good to always have the location bar and the status bar
> displayed; but why cannot it be a toolbar anyway?
>
> I'm used to have it at the bottom of the window, and I'd hate to lose that
> ability.
>
> But I like the throbber and the history in the same tollbar as the
> location.

  I need to think about this some more.  The goal is to make the UI very 
consistent and this goes against it.

> > 5) Search is prominent
>
> This is the second that goes, though :)

  Not permanent, prominent.  It stays in a highly-visible location.

> > 7) No features had to be removed except the "Go" button, which is quite
> > strange in concept I think.  No reason why it can't be added back
>
> I rarely use it, but it may be useful when pasting an URL with the mouse.

  Good point, but still very isolated I think.  I don't really care either 
way.

> > Issues:
> > 1) Would like to have the throbber move to the menubar on the very right
>
> That woul not work with MacOS-style menus. It's just eye candy, and its
> feedback can be provided in the status bar anyway, but... probably users
> expect to have it visible.

  True.  Those macos style menus are a pain.  I forgot they even exist.

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