Bug 146389

Summary: menus -> settings: description is not precise and misleading
Product: [Unmaintained] HIG Reporter: Maciej Pilichowski <bluedzins>
Component: generalAssignee: Frans Englich <frans.englich>
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED    
Severity: normal CC: celeste, fabian
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
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Description Maciej Pilichowski 2007-06-05 11:36:22 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

http://developer.kde.org/documentation/standards/kde/style/menus/settings.html

The look of the top items suggest they are radio-button items which is rather very unlikely. Please change it to
[ ] show menubar

There is no clear description how items should be organized in case of switchable state -- for example "show/hide toolbar". Should text of the item change, or rather should text remain constant but there should be a checkbox.

I opt for using checkboxes only -- changing the text instead of using checkboxes is not user-friendly. User has to read (and "parse") each entry from the start after the change, user has to focus on the items with no real need, it is just a waste of time. Providing (and enforcing via HIG) immutable text in items and using only checkbox to signal the change is more clear:
a) the same content
b) simple signal -- this option is simply "turned on"
Comment 1 Celeste Lyn Paul 2008-09-14 02:10:22 UTC 
Guidelines are for KDE3

Guidelines for KDE4 can be found at http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Usability/HIG
Comment 2 Maciej Pilichowski 2008-09-14 09:31:55 UTC 
Reopening -- please change the category to wish, since there is no word on menu, this report as wish is still valid.
Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-02 04:29:31 UTC 
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-16 02:35:55 UTC 
Dear Bug Submitter,

This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version?

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!