[Plasma] looks and usability of applet handle frame

pinheiro nuno at oxygen-icons.org
Sat Jul 5 14:05:08 CEST 2008


A Saturday 05 July 2008 11:45:33, Loïc Marteau escreveu:
> Sorry for the second post..
>
> About my attempt to replace the frame for the applet handle with
> something based on the same thing but more tiny
>
> http://reviewboard.vidsolbach.de/r/70/
>
> I have some usabilities questions :
> For the moment there is not enough place in the handle to let the user
> easily move the applet.
> If we commit something based on this patch for 4.1 should we :
> - make the height of the handle a little bigger than I have in my patch
> (see screenshots)
> - add a move icon
> - make the handle width bigger too
>
> Where is the better place for the handle :
> - on the top border, justified to left like we have for usual windows
> - on the left border, justified to the height when the applet size is
> big and centered when the applet size is lesser than the handle size
> (like we have  now)
> - on the left border, centered
>
> Best regards
>
> Loic
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good work.
Imo it should be were normal windows put the botons thinks its were the user 
would expect such a thing to be.

but for  4.2 I think the plasmoid should have a say in that, couse some 
plasmoids shape might be interested in having that object in another 
position. 

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