KDE Screenshot in Designing Interfaces
Interesting! I just noticed that the KDE (2.1, circa 2000) start screen is in Jenifer Tidwell´s Designing Interfaces (OReilly 2005, ISBN: 0-596-00803-1) as a good example of a progress indicator. *high fives*
This startup screen uses icons to show what KDE does while it starts — each icon becomes sharply defined when that step is reached. No timing numbers are used, but they aren’t really necessary (the user is a captive audience until KDE finishes starting), and they may not be accurate anyway. (From Designing Interfaces: Progress Indicator)
seele :: Jun.26.2008 :: Asides, Design, KDE/Kubuntu :: No Comments »