Reworking the kwin tabbox

[Chani]

On July 16, 2009 11:25:48 Martin Gräßlin wrote:
> please keep the other mailinglists in CC as this is probably the only issue
> realy relevant for usability group
>
> Am Donnerstag 16 Juli 2009 20:02:32 schrieb Jacopo De Simoi:
> > On Thursday 16 July 2009 19:32:14 Chani wrote:
> > > >  * Why do we have to hold the alt key while switching? Can't we break
> > > > with the concept? (get rid of the keyboard grab) <- here I need input
> > > > from the usability experts. Would it be ok to break with such a
> > > > concept although all other plattforms use it? What could be a better
> > > > solution than pressing alt? When we break how can we provide a easy
> > > > "migration path" for our users? * Everything the current solution
> > > > provides, that is for example outlines * More ideas are welcome :-)
> > >
> > > I'm not sure about this... I've been using alt-tab for a long, long
> > > time and it's not really a conscious thing any more. :)
> > > at the very least, I should not lose the ability to easily switch
> > > between two windows with a simple shortcut. no multiple keypresses for
> > > that.
> >
> > I agree, in what I have in mind alt-tab should by default work as usual;
> > however if the user gives focus to the lineEdit, we can let the user
> > release "alt"and type; selection would be done with the mouse or with tab
> > / backtab as in krunner. Also, we might  use (by default) meta-tab to
> > give directly focus to the lineEdit, in a present-window fashion.
>
> My idea is that with alt+tab it should work as ever known. But that it is
> not required to keep alt pressed (keeping it pressed shouldn't harm).

but if it's not required, then when I release alt, how do you know whether I 
did it because I just wanted a quick alt-tab to the other window, or because I 
wanted to stay in that windowlist without holding alt?

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