Re: [Gimp-developer] RFE: single window mode: always show tab

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:42 PM, wwp wrote:

>> Vertical tab captions are barely readable. Whoever thinks this is a
>> good solution needs a good night's sleep, a cold shower and a cup of
>> tea in the morning.
>
> Abomination.. does this post turn to trolling now?
>
> Your second remark started interestingly, but since the tab contents is
> not text but an image,

Wrong :) Please check facts: both text, text and icon and, since 2.7.x
automatic choice based on available space are possible.

> I don't think it's less readable vertically than
> horizontally, within less than one day of use any brain that doesn't
> lack flexibility could get to it. I must admit that a thumbnail in the
> tab widget doesn't look very nice, though, as some space is wasted.
> Doesn't fit very well!
> Anyway, this seems to be quite subjective. And it would be nice if you
> could tell your opinion without using extreme terms and missing respect
> to other people ;-).

It is entirely up to you whether you choose to see respect to other
people or not.

People should not need to train themselves doing things that are
against common sense. This is simply bad design.

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org