some comments on the konqy usability report

[Michael Pyne]

On Sunday 01 January 2006 15:09, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> -the functionality of the info list view should be merged into the other
> list views, makes one view less. I'd really like the text view and the
> detailed list view to stay. How about removing the tree view ? A
> combination of the navigation side bar and the detailed list view is very
> similar

I think we could remove the Info List, Tree View, and Text View myself.  Or at 
least find a nice way to merge Detailed List and Text View.

> -How about just keeping the icon view and the list view  and maybe one or
> two more in the toplevel "View -> View mode" menu and introducing a submenu
> "View -> View mode -> More View modes" for more obscure view modes ? Could
> this be implemented via an option in the desktop file describing the view
> part ?

This sounds like an idea.

> -The gallery view is nice, but IMO only a workaround to the problem, that
> currently it is not possible in konqueror to switch from an opened file in
> konqueror to the next/previous file. If this would be possible, the gallery
> view wouldn't be needed at all, it would work with the normal image view,
> text view etc.

Actually the gallery is nice in its own right, if only because it allows for 
quicker navigation.  One problem with it is that you can't right-click files 
to bring open the context menu for some reason.

BTW, I think some picture viewers, like Gwenview's, have a Next/Previous image 
button.

> -The info in the tooltip: how about adding a view which shows this info and
> which sits e.g. on the right side beside the icon view ? (i.e. a bit like
> in the Mac OS X finder) ?

Or like Windows Explorer (where it's on the left?) :)

I think there is something like that on kde-apps.org (called Metabar IIRC) 
then integrates into the Konqi sidebar.

> -editing files: an easier way to edit files is required. How about
> forgetting about the "view-only" paradigma of konqueror ? Or if a file is
> previewed, place an "Edit" button/icon/rmb entry somewhere ?

I don't think Konqueror will become the universal editor any day soon.  
However, having a Open With button right on the toolbar when viewing a file 
may be a possibility, especially if it's one of the arrow-drop-downs that 
offers all the apps associated with that mimetype.

> Is this actually the right place or should this happen on one of the
> usability lists ?

I myself think the usability lists would be better, but maybe just putting a 
note out on the lists that there is a discussion about Konq over here would 
suffice?

Regards,
 - Michael Pyne
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