Why rotate widgets?

[Asraniel]

Appart from the wrongly choosen icon (which looks like a refresh button), i 
really can't see any problem with that feature.
Don't let us go the gnome way and delete every feature that not at least 100% 
of the people use.

Am Dienstag 07 September 2010, um 14.27:43 schrieb Diego Moya:
> On 7 September 2010 13:13, Anne-Marie Mahfouf wrote:
> > Most Picture Frame users have several such applets on their desktop and
> > rotate
> > them to get a visually improved desktop. The Picture Frame applet is
> > probably
> > the strongest use case in rotating widgets.
> > I don't imagine using it without the rotation.
> 
> There are people reporting that this feature creates clutter and confusion,
> for little proven benefit. If the Picture Frame does take advantage of this
> feature, then keep it to this applet and remove it from the rest.
> 
> Better yet, create a dedicated interface (a special containment, or a mode
> to show it only when changing Preferences) to configure it when it's
> needed, and get rid of it when it's not.
> 
> In addition to manual direct configuration, this could also allow for some
> automated effects (for example create a random rotation for all pictures,
> or auto-rotate widgets to match acceleration sensors) that many people
> would benefit from without spending much time tweaking their desktop.
> 
> > When did we state we would give up on some options?
> > 
> > I think he refers to people like Aaron saying that KDE 4 would avoid
> 
> micro-management preferences that choose between two equally problematic
> interfaces, trying to stick to one good design that works from the
> beginning.