[Bug 153556] The "back" button is worse than the tree view in the old KControl

[Adrian Dziubek]

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153556


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--- Comment #42 from Adrian Dziubek <adrian dziubek gmail com>  2009-01-14 00:33:09 ---
I like the "because KDE is supposed to be better than OS X" from the last
comment. I didn't have problems using new settings, but after reading this I
realized that I don't use it. Whenever confronted with big icons, I run for
search box. 

Maybe the kids out there, didn't ever had to use a dictionary, but for me an
alphabetical order is very helpful. I never choose big icons over detailed
views (Konqueror/Dolphin/Amarok's playlist... many other).

As I'm familiar with KDE, it's no problem to me, I know what to search for. A
new user doesn't. I know the tree view is harder to design than tagging. You
have to make fine decisions like: should the "Keyboard layout" go to "Keyboard
and mouse" or "Regional and accessibility", but it has the big advantage of
being explore-able and showing a bigger picture, reasoning behind order.

So although I see that it is justified for Kubuntu alike distributions to make
it as easy to switch from other operating systems, this should not lead to
accepting inferior solutions, but rather copying things that are better.

Concluding, I think the best solution is default tree view with optional big
icons. I think it is superior from each of the three perspectives:
distributions, advanced users and new users. And though the last may vote
otherwise (considering past experience), it is the most important for them to
have a tree view there.


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