Bug 200834

Summary:	Tabs in Kontact instead of Navigation bar
Product:	[Applications] kontact	Reporter:	Chethan Bandi <chethanbandi>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	christophe
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Attachments:	kontact vs konqueror sidebar

Description Chethan Bandi 2009-07-20 09:01:17 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.4)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

Tabs will be a good option in Kontact for navigating different applications (Kmail, Kaddressbook, calendar etc) just like in 'lotus notes' instead of vertical bar on the left hand side of the screen.

wish : Tabs for the applications in kontact for navigation.

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Summary|Kmail|Kaddressbook|calendar|feeds|sync
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instead of
Existing : Vertical bar on the left hand side of the screen.

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|Summary |
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|Kmail   |
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|Kaddress|
|book    |
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|calendar|
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Comment 1 Christophe Marin 2009-07-20 10:52:47 UTC

and in KMail you will have :

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Summary|Kmail|Kaddressbook|calendar|feeds|sync
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mail_list|folder1|folder2 ...
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and in akregator you will have:
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Summary|Kmail|Kaddressbook|calendar|feeds|sync
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articlelist|browserTab|browserTab|browserTab ...
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which would be a usability issue. What's wrong with a side bar ?

Comment 2 Chethan Bandi 2009-07-20 11:01:54 UTC

The problem with the side bar is it is occupying more space on the screen, which is not frequently used. With new kmail appreance (where preview pane is next to message list), most of the space is wasted. If I can hide the vertical navigation bar, then I will get more space for preview pane.

IMHO if nested tabs is a problem, I think even konqueror like vertical bar (where it can be hide or occupies very less area) will be a good option.

Comment 3 Christophe Marin 2009-07-20 11:09:57 UTC

Created attachment 35475 [details]
kontact vs konqueror sidebar

You can make the kontact icons as small as the konqueror sidebar ones. See the attached screenshot.

Right click/small icons and right click/icons only and you're done.

Comment 4 Chethan Bandi 2009-07-20 11:14:00 UTC

Looks great, this will solve my problem. Let me try it once, and I will update you with my experience.

Comment 5 Chethan Bandi 2009-07-20 19:12:37 UTC

Hi it works great. Now I can utilize most my screen :-)

Comment 6 Christophe Marin 2009-07-20 19:58:06 UTC

ok, let's close this bug.