Maybe they’ll change the background picture, but that’s about it for the more casual user.

Most users won’t configure anything at all, even on Windows or OS X.

For example, why would any newbie want to use the “New Tab” menu entry when browsing files? Exactly this is the most confusing thing about Konqueror, I think, namely that it doesn’t really know the difference between viewing HTML pages and browsing directories.įor all the other things, it is just nonsense. Yes, they have taken from GNOME that apparenly, simplicity is defined by the amount of features that your application doesn’t have.Īnd SimpleKDE did a very bad job here too. – Besides, why does Gnome need 2 “Close” buttons on its clock settings dialog?ĭemn! Compared to what it provides, Gnome’s dialogs are soo bloated! – The system’s locale should dictate if the clock is “24” or “12” hour cycle. – That “UTC” option is also very confusing and can, also, go. – The Gnome clock is so simple, why whould you need the “help” button? Compare and contrast:Īctually, for the puny functionality that your Gnome clock offers, even GNOME’s clock dialog is too bloated. With instant apply, almost all the buttons could be removed. With better wording of the options, all the bevels could be removed. Add to this a row of buttons which are unevenly spaced (with the most important one being the smallest target) and it’s no wonder the dialog doesn’t appear particularly elegant. Just an example: On screenshot5, there are only four checkboxes, but both a notebook _and_ a completely redundant frame around them. I don’t think the devil lies in the theme, but in the details.

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