Re: Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-14 Thread David Edmundson
Relevant bug report to the discussion: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302067 I am in favour of any of the proposed solutions. I think even if we went for option 2, it still makes a lot of sense to change the existing code for desktop components, just so it's easier to read. This also

Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-13 Thread Aaron J. Seigo
hi ... so we have both Switch and Checkbox items in the QML. we have discussed previously and decided to keep using Checkbox on desktop (for consistency with the rest of the desktop UI if nothing else), though we favour Switch on touch. i'm already noticing incosistencies creeping in, however

Re: Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-13 Thread Shantanu Tushar Jha
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Aaron J. Seigo ase...@kde.org wrote: hi ... so we have both Switch and Checkbox items in the QML. we have discussed previously and decided to keep using Checkbox on desktop (for consistency with the rest of the desktop UI if nothing else), though we favour

Re: Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-13 Thread Marco Martin
On Thursday 13 December 2012, Aaron J. Seigo wrote: * implement Switch in the desktop components as a checkbox. Pros: this is very easy to do (API compatible; just need to move Switch.qml to touch components and make a new Switch.qml in the default desktop components that simply creates a

Re: Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-13 Thread Daniel Nicoletti
I really don't think one replaces the other. I have switches and checkboxes, on my Android phone and I clearly sees that depending on the context it fits better. I think what's missing is a switch widget on the desktop and guidelines when to use either of them. For example, in print manager I

Re: Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-13 Thread Aaron J. Seigo
On Thursday, December 13, 2012 14:00:51 Daniel Nicoletti wrote: I really don't think one replaces the other. I have switches and checkboxes, on my Android phone and I clearly sees that depending on the context it fits better. yes, on touch (such as Android type use cases) we'll be keeping

Re: Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-13 Thread Daniel Nicoletti
2012/12/13 Aaron J. Seigo ase...@kde.org On Thursday, December 13, 2012 14:00:51 Daniel Nicoletti wrote: I really don't think one replaces the other. I have switches and checkboxes, on my Android phone and I clearly sees that depending on the context it fits better. yes, on touch (such

Re: Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-13 Thread Daniel Nicoletti
2012/12/13 Nuno Pinheiro n...@oxygen-icons.org you guys know the mains reason for radio butons and check boxes beeing kiiled on the touch world dont you? My Android 4 phone has tons of checkboxes... They are shrodingers cats, wile you pressthem they are at the same time bowth pressed and

Re: Switch and Checkbox items

2012-12-13 Thread Martin Graesslin
On Thursday 13 December 2012 16:41:58 Aaron J. Seigo wrote: I currently favour the second solution (making Switch a Checkbox on desktop), +1 Cheers Martin ___ Plasma-devel mailing list Plasma-devel@kde.org