"The KDE Community is happy to announce the immediate availability of the first alpha release of the KDE Desktop Environment, version 4.0. The release is a basis for the integration of powerful new technologies that will be included in KDE 4. It has been given the codename 'Knut'." Meanwhile, the KDe HIG team is looking for help with finding applications that violate the (unfinished) KDE HIG.
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Member since:2005-07-06
Yes, it surely is, but it is nothing new in fact. I know some Gtk applications that had this feature some years ago.:-)
Text under icons has been around for ages - the only difference here is that it is the default. I also note you say 'GTK applications' having that feature. Is there no universal setting and inheritance for this?
Member since:2006-10-08
"Text under icons has been around for ages - the only difference here is that it is the default."
If I remember correctly, the Opera web browser had this feature, too - by default. I think it's a good iead because it introduces the functions the icons stand for to new users, and if they are familiar with them, they can switch the "subtitles" off in order to gaim nore space on the screen.
"I also note you say 'GTK applications' having that feature. Is there no universal setting and inheritance for this?"
I'm not sure, I've seen this feature on a Sylpheed mail client application, but there was not surrounding Gnome desktop, so I cannot tell if it's possible to set this look to all Gtk applications at once. This particular application had a menu entry to change the look: icon only, icon with text beneath, text only.
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2006-10-08
"Text under icons is a great step forward."
Yes, it surely is, but it is nothing new in fact. I know some Gtk applications that had this feature some years ago.:-)
"Also, anyone else notice the FOLDER TREE on the left side of Dolphin?!"
Makes it looking something strange like this "Explorer"... :-)
KDE 4 really does notable improvements for average users, it will surely be a help for Linux based OSes to get more usage share (and oh joy oh market share) on the end user's desktop. It's concepts are straight forward, and it runs usable fast on new hardware. I'm interested in seeing the first distros using it on a regular basis.