Re: Sub-tabs in capplets

[Denis Washington <dwashington gmx net>]

Matthias Clasen wrote:
> The one thing thats worse than nested tabs is avoiding nested tabs by
> resorting to a homegrown imitation of a notebook :-)
>
> Looking at your keyboard example in more detail, I notice:
>
> - On the general tab, you have sections with checkboxes underneath, but
>   on the a11y tab, you have a section heading that serves as a checkbox.
>
> - General subtab of the layout tab: Should keyboard layout not be combined
>   with input method selection ?  That would be much more logical to me.
>   Of course, that would require us to commit to one input method
>   framework, e.g. scim.
>
> - Options subtab of the layout tab: This tab really  need redesign. It is
>   basically an automatic translations of XKB config file options into UI.
>   We should not allow this to go through a major capplet review without
>   improvements.
>
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Excuse me, I should have clarified this: your focus should not be on the 
actual content of the dialog, but just on the kind of organization, 
namely the "homegrown notebook imitatition".

As I already explained, I chose the toggle buttons because they are 
visually more subtle than the notebooks. But yes, in general I prefer 
sub-tabs over all other methods of organizing capplets with many 
options, like external windows. You don't have to fear that all capplets 
will be polluted with them; they should be used in as few cases as 
possible, only when needed.

Denis