Re: [Usability] File Dialog Add/Remove Places Mockup

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On Feb 22, 2007, at 2:17 AM, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
> ...
> The Add button's association with the Places list is clear,
> but it's far away from the file/folder list.
>
> I've seen GUIs for comparable things with left and right
> pointing arrow buttons between them. GIMPs Additional
> Input Controlers (Preferences) is one example, allthough
> I wonder if it is really appropiate there.
>
> Anyway:
> http://thorwil.affenbande.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/ 
> open_files_buttons_between_01.png
> ...

This discussion has been very interesting, but I wonder whether we're  
overestimating the importance of Places for most people. The pane and  
associated buttons are making the dialogs look much more complicated  
than they would be otherwise.

Perhaps we could get away with a small button for Home, a small button  
for Desktop (not shown if you have home as your desktop), a small  
button for Computer, and a menubutton for the other places.
                  _  _  _  __
                 [H][D][C][Pv]_________________________
                          |  Add “some folder” to Menu |
                          |  Remove from Menu          |
                          |----------------------------|
                          |  # foo                     |
                          |  % bar                     |
                          |  @ hum                     |
                           """"""""""""""""""""""""""""

(Replace H, D, C, and P with cute icons, of course.:-)

Cheers
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Matthew Paul Thomas
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