[Bug 187716] New: The tabs in System Settings are difficult to spot for first-time user, and irksome to navigate

[Scott]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=187716

           Summary: The tabs in System Settings are difficult to spot for
                    first-time user, and irksome to navigate
           Product: systemsettings
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: unspecified
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: wshambaugh at andover.edu


Version:            (using KDE 4.2.1)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Speaking from personal experience, the tabs in System Settings are difficult to
notice if one doesn't already know where they are. The two grays blend right in
with the background, and the eyes are drawn to either the icons or the search
box with their clean white backgrounds and colorful icons. I must have spent a
good several minutes trying to find further configuration options before I
noticed the tabs, and my eyes are perfectly fine.
In addition, when I am looking for a setting, it is inconvenient to keep
switching between the tabs. Not only are they small targets to hit, but having
one tab open means I can't scan the options in the other.

So, I propose that we nix the tabs altogether and keep all the options on one
big page. The advanced settings already have their own heading, and there isn't
a need to separate the two groups.

Just some usability tweaks.

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