From: P P. <pp...@gm...> - 2011-09-04 12:48:31
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On Sunday, September 4, 2011 6:26:04 PM UTC+8, Alex Baer wrote: > > Hi there, > > e17 is great, and as I build the latest version from trunk once a month, at > > least, I can really see, how it is getting more and more stable and cleaner > > all the time. My guess is, that with the speed of progress I saw since I > started to use e17 in May, 2011, a 1.0 release could be available around > Easter 2012. But that's just my personal estimate from the point of view of > an > end-user, who is a long-yeared KDE user (and fan). It's already functional, > > stable, configurable and usable, but as I used to work as a software > developer > myself, I know very well, that the last 20% of quality take 80% of the > overall > effort... ;) > > So much for the intro. Currently I have a couple of noob questions. > > 1. Menu configuration > There's a choice between "Enlightenment" and "KMenuEdit". What's the use of > > the latter? The effect is, that the applications menu is completely empty. > Is > that the correct/intended behaviour? The "Enlightenment" menu is simply a menu file which includes kde, gnome, etc. menu files (if they are present in your system). You should just use whatever gives you a complete Applications menu on left-click at desktop. 3. Window opening and closing in the config dialog > When I change setttings I click on options or categories and a dialog > opens. > to close the window I have to explicitly click on its "Close" (or > "Schließen") > button. In other DEs I can click a second time on the options that opened > the > window, to close it. I find this comfortable, as I don't have to move the > mouse > to an (accidentally) opened window. > Are there any plans to add this comfortable functionality to E17? I can > only > speak for myself, but I'd appreciate it. Not sure what you mean here. I have kde system settings and it is one monolithic configuration window. > 4. Setup dialog windows should not be hidden > Clicking on an option in the main window after maximizing it opens a window > > for the selected settings dialog. Clicking again on the main window, it > goes > to the foreground, and to get the dialog window back, I first have to > resize > the main window and then click on the dialog window. > As there are so many setting options for window behaviour and appearance, I > > guess, this behaviour can be changed. But what would be the right setting > options? I am at the same time confident that this can be changed and lost > because of the sheer multitude of configuration options... ;) > Can't you Alt-Tab to get to the dialog window? > 5. Menu opening effect > Sorry, I don't know how to describe this better in English, but I try my > best. > Clicking with left mouse button the desktop background opens the root menu. > > But it isn't just there. It is "blended" in, avoiding harsh contrast. The > effect is initially visually appealing, but after a while I find it a bit > too > much. (Where) can I turn this effect off? Weird. Maybe you can check if you are using the composite module, and if so, change the style of menus. Alternatively, you could try a different theme. > 6. Sub-menu not completely shown when on the border of a workspace > When I move the mouse close to the right border of my workspace and click > with > the left mouse button, the root menu opens up. When I then click on one of > its > entries, the respective sub-menu is opened, e. g. applications. But only > part > of the menu is visible. To see the complete sub-menu, I have to move the > mouse > farther to the right. Then the menu and the sub-menu are moved towards the > centre of the screen. This works, and is, again, visually appealing. > However, I still find it more comfortable and simply faster the way it's > done > in KDE: If there is not enough space for the sub-menu on the right side of > the > root menu, the sub-menu is opened left of the root menu. > Is there a way to get this behaviour in E17, too? For me it is exactly the opposite. I like the way e17 treats submenus. So, irrespective of *where* I open my submenu, I always need to move right to the menu item I want. I don't need to think of where the submenu is going to pop up next depending on whether I am on the right edge or left edge of the desktop. I find the rearrangement of submenus/menus feature in other desktops very clumsy. |