Blue Angel info | include in manual or "About" info-box?
Albert Astals Cid
aacid at kde.org
Fri Dec 9 15:32:35 GMT 2022
El dimecres, 7 de desembre de 2022, a les 10:36:29 (CET), Joseph P. De Veaugh-
Geiss va escriure:
> Hello,
>
> On 12/4/22 23:47, Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> > I don't see how to make it fit in the About dialog though. The About
> > dialog is not very customizable (on purpose, so that all apps show the
> > same).
> >
> > One option is to add it as "Other" text, but IMHO it's a bit too
> > prominent,
> > before the copyright and okular webpage link
> > https://i.imgur.com/ZkRIoTr.png
> >
> > The other option is have it in the "Thanks" section, which is semantically
> > wrong (e.g. the web link tooltip says "Visit the contributors page")
> > https://i.imgur.com/VbkajK2.png
> >
> > Maybe we should just go for the manual?
>
> I noticed that different applications have different tabs in the Help >
> About X info box. For instance: Dolphin has "About", "Components,
> "Authors", while Kate has those plus "Thanks To".
>
> Could it be worth adding a "Sustainabaility" / "Eco" tab? This would be
> a place to include information about Blue Angel eco-certification and
> other energy measurements, or aspects of the software which make it more
> sustainable (runs on older hardware, freedom from advertising, etc.)?
>
> I think this idea fits well with the sustainability goal, in particular
> "highlighting where our software is already sustainably designed".
>
> https://community.kde.org/Goals/Sustainable_Software
>
> What do you think?
The only thing applications can add is what i told you. Adding new tabs is
outside the applications scope and would need changes in kcoreaddons and
kxmlgui (which are out of scope to discuss here).
Cheers,
Albert
>
> Cheers,
> Joseph
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