Toolbar Layout

[David Faure]

On Monday 06 July 2015 14:40:16 John Gutierrez wrote:
> Feedback:
> 
> I've recently started testing Konqueror as my default browser instead
> of Firefox.  It is much more stable these days, and the use of webkit
> as the back-end has been helpful.
> 
> After a couple of days use, I was feeling somewhat ill-at-
> ease after using it for more that a few minutes.
> 
> I soon realized that the toolbar layout in Konqueror was causing me eye
> strain (effort) when selecting Tabs or Bookmarks.
> 
> Is it because Firefox Toolbars sequence is: Main, Tabs, Location, Bookmarks,
> while Konqueror's layout is: Main, Location, Bookmarks, Tabs?
> 
> Is it because Firefox allows a little more space between header elements?
> 
> I like the Firefox layout, I just don't know if is because I'm use
> to it or because it is just more user friendly?

Note that you can move the konqueror toolbars around to position them the way
you like, and you can use Settings / Configure Toolbars to remove icons you don't want to see.

> Has anyone done a 'usability study' of these two different layouts/spacing?

I don't think so.

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David Faure, faure at kde.org, http://www.davidfaure.fr
Working on KDE Frameworks 5