[plasmashell] [Bug 427030] Move Taskmanager background highlight bar to the opposite side

[Claudius Ellsel]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427030

Claudius Ellsel <claudius.ellsel at live.de> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Resolution|WAITINGFORINFO              |---
             Status|NEEDSINFO                   |REPORTED

--- Comment #14 from Claudius Ellsel <claudius.ellsel at live.de> ---
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #13)
> So if there is no problem to be solved why should we change it?

I think there is a problem. Normally the highlight indicator tends to be the
opposite side of the content. That way people know where the content is. It is
a visual clue. If it is not thought as a clue, people probably learn to
interpret it that way anyway. At least I did. And there are other people
stating that it does not feel "natural" to them the way it is on KDE. But that
does not say much. Either they also expect indicators being used in a different
way because it is a common practice or that is just their personal preference.

> I get that you want the indicator to be located in the place where it is
> located in other platforms. But *why?* Simply because it's a good thing to
> be consistent with what other platforms are doing? Or are there any other
> reasons?

As I outlined above, I think there is a chance people are taking those
indicators as visual clues.

One other thing not counting as an argument is that probably there is a reason
why designers tend to use those indicators the way they use them. Maybe the
indicator acts like a wall repelling the eye and pointing it to the content on
the opposite side or something like that. They might also have done user
studies to find out what users prefer. But that is all just speculating, so I
don't expect you to address those concerns.

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