Bug 149611

Summary:	entry line is too sensitive and without visual feedback -- it is possible to turn on some events without noticing it
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] kdelibs	Reporter:	Maciej Pilichowski <bluedzins>
Component:	knotify	Assignee:	Olivier Goffart <ogoffart>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Maciej Pilichowski 2007-09-06 19:03:53 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

It is possible to click on some entry line but not on the text, but in event columns. Then this item is selected but also this event is turned on.

The problem is it is done silently, user often does not have a chance to notice it -- there is no icon shown, there is no any other indicator.

If such behaviour (column fields clicking) wanted, please provide immediate visual feedback, i.e. display icon at once.

Comment 1 Bram Schoenmakers 2007-09-06 23:55:15 UTC

Marking as invalid, to make you realize that you should be more descriptive on what you mean. I had to read your previous bug report three times (bug 149601) and I fail to see the point of this report too (after multiple reads). What exactly is the real problem? What risks are involved that the user does not notice such events (whatever those events may be)?

Oh, and what do you mean with an entry line?

Comment 2 Maciej Pilichowski 2007-09-07 08:35:23 UTC

The risk -- for sure computer will not burn down, but this is a bad UI. Simply. User clicks somewhere and she/he is not aware (and program does not show it) there are changes made.

The solution is simple, when the user clicks in the column -- turn on/off appropriate icon. That's it. Currently only turning off works properly.

"Entry line" -- take a look at Knetworkmanager for example, the whole "link down" line. 

> Marking as invalid, to make you realize that you should be more descriptive
> on what you mean.

Great way to do so...

Comment 3 Olivier Goffart 2007-09-07 09:05:06 UTC

All work fine on my KDE 3.5.7.  There is a visual feed back.
And In KDE4 it's not clickable anymore anyway.

Comment 4 Maciej Pilichowski 2007-09-07 09:22:03 UTC

Olivier, you mean you can click in "log to a file" column and the icon appears there? In this column?

However I like KDE4 solution much better, so good news it is changed this way.