On March 31, 2010, daithe...@free.fr wrote: > menu (or whatever you call it, for me it's just a menu) has to be the same > everywhere.
it isn't a menu, it's a contextual controls bar. it can't be the same everywhere, since neither the context is consistent nor could we fit everything on there without putting a hard limit on the number of possible modes (or "home page entries" if you wish) > Instead of adding buttons in the top bar, I propose an > overlaying menu with autohide capability. you're thinking of the home page and/or browsing UI. this is something completely different. > This menu would show what mode > is currently in use and would allow fast switching / starting. The Mac OS > X Dock is a good example of what I'm thinking about. You can put it on the > bottom/left/top/right side of your desk, make it autohide and reappear > when the mouse pointer comes close to it. we can't rely on a pointer / mouse. this is a media center with the goal of a remote control drivable 10' UI. > this idea, a long-click on an icon could make a "submenu" appear with > quick access to basic functionnalities like "Quit this mode", "Pause" or > anything, without switching to the mode. mouse based UIs are not permisable. -- Aaron J. Seigo humru othro a kohnu se GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43 KDE core developer sponsored by Qt Development Frameworks _______________________________________________ Plasma-devel mailing list Plasma-devel@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/plasma-devel
