On Tuesday 21 June 2011 Jun, JL VT wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Sebastian Sauer <m...@dipe.org> wrote:
> > On Monday 20 June 2011 22:29:15 Sven Langkamp wrote:
> >> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Sebastian Sauer <m...@dipe.org> wrote:
> >> > On Sunday 19 June 2011 10:54:37 Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> >> > > We don't have many bugs with patches, but some of them are quite old
> >> > > and others haven't had any attention yet.
> >> > >
> >> > > 260564        wis     NOR     calligra-bugs-n...@kde.org      NEW
> >> > >
> >> >       calligra
> >> >
> >> > usabilit
> >> >
> >> > >       Linu    kword docker cant be hidden
> >> > >
> >> > > -> I still think that the toolbox shouldn't have a close button at all.
> >> >
> >> > I agree. We should remove the close-button from all dockers. Anyone
> >> > against?
> >>
> >> We got many questions in the forum about ways to close the toolbox. I think
> >> you should be able to close it.
> >
> > They can still be closed using the Settings=>Docker menu.
> >
> > An alternate idea:
> >
> > We could have a amarok-like View=>Lockj menuitem. If enabled the close and 
> > all
> > other buttons are hidden. If disabled all things are like now (full 
> > control).
> > The advantage is that we a) remove noise from the UI and b) prevent 
> > accidents
> > like ups-my-docker-is-gone's.
> >
> > We could even enable that View=>Lock per default like it's the case already
> > KDE-wide for the toolbars.
> >
> > Better?
> 
> Better, giving the user the options is always good, then they can
> decide whether they want toolbars to have a close button or not,
> without having to look at the code or change hardcoded properties.
> 
> Pidgin has the option to hide close buttons for conversation tabs too,
> and it's very useful to avoid closing them accidentally.
> 
> In general I believe that whenever there's a contingency in UI, giving
> the user the option to configure is better: that's the KDE way; let
> the user configure and customize everything worth customizing (unlike
> GNOME, which prefers to "just work").

I like the idea of a view lock; especially if it would also lock the 
height/width/position of the dockers. If it just removes the close button, I 
don't see much value for it, at least not in krita.

-- 
Boudewijn Rempt
http://www.valdyas.org, http://www.krita.org, http://www.boudewijnrempt.nl
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