Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 11th Jul 2007 21:15 UTC, submitted by Johan Thelin
A quick look at the state of KDE 4, including screenshots. "Over all, KDE 4 alpha 2, was a pleasant experience. Not much worked on a user level, but large parts of the underlaying infrastructure seems to be in place. I'm looking forward to the more releases and the final version due in October."
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2005-07-13
Configurability of toolbars and shortcuts on a per-app basis is a function of the KDE framework, it's not (always) a function of the app. The functionality is added via simple calls without requiring redundant coding across applications, and I believe they are individually configurable via the kiosk framework to the point where the settings can be made immutable and the options even removed from the Settings menu for managed desktop/kiosk type applications.
It seems like it would be backward to force application designers to have to incorporate those settings into the application-specific settings menu, that frankly goes against KDE design, which is about maximizing the use of frameworks and re-useable code for common operations.
It's not bad HIG just because they're leveraging underlying functionality that alternative environments may not necessarily have.