Comments on The Blog of Cornelius: KDE Showcase

@josericardo I am in contact with Stephan. It'...

2009-09-20T22:19:24.532+02:00

@josericardo I am in contact with Stephan. It's a bit different what he is doing. We do share most of the infrastructure, though.

I think stephan binner is doing this. Get in conta...

2009-09-19T21:43:45.781+02:00

I think stephan binner is doing this. Get in contact with him

Compile nepomuk-kde from playground and start show...

2009-09-15T16:46:24.781+02:00

Compile nepomuk-kde from playground and start showing off the peopletag in your photos...

Could you make some kind of a "showcase"...

2009-09-14T23:50:30.958+02:00

Could you make some kind of a "showcase" plasmoid? That would benefit all future KDE users. Like a start menu with some 5-10 nice features. Clicking them would start a short video:
- add plasmoids
- use multiple dektops
- launch applications
- install applications
- use desktop effects
- get help
- contact other users / friends
- ...

[One important highlight is missing in the previous post: presenting windows and applications with Kwin]

KDE sure has come a long way in 5 years. I would s...

2009-09-14T23:40:21.929+02:00

KDE sure has come a long way in 5 years. I would suggest the following:

In general:
- Focus on ease of use, features hardly impress anymore
- Do not clutter the interface with lots of windows and plasmoids. Really don't

Highlight the following:
- the panel's flexibility (mine only covers part of the title bar of the windows)
- Dolphin interface with split pane, scalable previews and breadcrumb navigation
- KDE settings window (very uniform and clear)
- Multiple desktops (limited number: 3 makes sense)
- Web / social features
- Limited number of applications (Kontact, Amarok, ...)

Do NOT do any of the following
- stick virtual post-its all over the desktop (do not do that in real life either)
- Use a skin with a lot of transparancy or darkness.
- Try and explain Nepomuk (although I love the idea, it is too abstract now IMHO)

Good luck.