Bug 72333 - First view of a file listing the highlight "bar" does not show up - inconsistant GUI design
Summary: First view of a file listing the highlight "bar" does not show up - inconsist...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: konqueror
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 3.1.4
Platform: Gentoo Packages Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konqueror Developers
URL:
Keywords: triaged
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2004-01-10 21:54 UTC by Charles Phoenix
Modified: 2008-10-13 17:07 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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python script which does the same as the buggy site did (668 bytes, application/x-gzip)
2008-05-04 22:50 UTC, Daniel Winter
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Description Charles Phoenix 2004-01-10 21:54:45 UTC
Version:           3.1.4 (using KDE 3.1.4)
Installed from:    Gentoo
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.2 20031022 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.2-r2, propolice)
OS:          Linux (i686) release 2.4.23_pre8-gss

I classify this as a bug not a wishlist because of inconsistant GUI design. Actually it is an annoyance (new category?)

I quote from a complete newbie, "Where's the yellow [more gold color] bar?" I have custom profile view accessed with desktop shortcuts. I taught them how to use the keyboard to select a file but...

When first displaying a konqueror profile view or left clicking an "empty" region of a file listing the first entry is surrounded by a dotted box. It has been "selected" indirectly and works (e.g., hitting enter) as if it was directly selected therefore it should be a highlighted box. The functionality is the same. The only difference I have seen are grayed out commands in the edit menu when a  file is indirectly selected. The arguement that the user has to explictly choose the file (i.e., clicking it) are invalid and an unnecessary step. The mere action of going to the edit menu itself is an explict action.

Highlighted box = active item.

Newbies can teach quite a bit of common sense GUI design.
Comment 1 lexual 2005-04-19 01:18:35 UTC
confirming.
I think either you make it so the file is highlighted/selected, or change it so that no files are hilighted/selected.
Comment 2 Daniel Winter 2008-05-04 22:50:28 UTC
Created attachment 24632 [details]
python script which does the same as the buggy site did
Comment 3 Daniel Winter 2008-05-04 23:10:50 UTC
sorry, that attachmend doesn't belong to this bug. its for bug 71751 
Comment 4 Daniel Winter 2008-05-04 23:20:50 UTC
If i understand it correct, it is ok now in svn trunk. 
Comment 5 Jaime Torres 2008-07-15 19:14:26 UTC
I can not reproduce it in svn trunk r828814.
Comment 6 mario tuling 2008-10-13 17:07:20 UTC
i agree with jaime torres, looks fine in trunk r867426. so i close it with worksforme, thanks for the report! if the bug is still there reopen the bug.