Re: [Evolution-hackers] The component buttons mockup

[JP Rosevear <jpr ximian com>]

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 06:34, Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 12:45, Ross Burton wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 11:22, Hans Petter Jansson wrote:
> > > I think I'd prefer 2x2 myself, with all buttons the same size. If we
> > > want to be fancy, we could also make text labels be optional (like the
> > > choice you get for typical browser toolbars), and then we could probably
> > > fit all of them on one row :)
> > > 
> > > I probably value desktop space more highly than other users, though.
> > 
> > I'm a screen-estate junkie myself, and think that following the gconf
> > key for toolbar state is probably a good idea -- i.e. label only, icon
> > only, both.
> > 
> > Personally my folder tree is quite wide (several nested IMAP folders) so
> > 2x2 would be a better choice for me, or as Hans says just use icons and
> > might all fit.
> 
> I was thinking of the same myself - even though it is not a toolbar,
> what if it followed the toolbar labels/icons/whatever settings of the
> user?
> 
> On the other hand, if we have an uneven number of buttons we dont want a
> grid layout, since then you'd get an empty space. So if that is the
> case, we need to figure something.
> 
> Anyway, an example at this point:
> 
> http://primates.ximian.com/~tigert/evo/evo-buttons-mockup3.gif

Ok, so I did:

http://primates.ximian.com/~jpr/Screenshot-Evolution-1.5-2.png
http://primates.ximian.com/~jpr/Screenshot-Evolution-1.5-3.png

The main concern I've seen raised is the potential size of the buttons
with text.

For my part I just don't know how to allow the user to switch between
modes.

-JP
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JP Rosevear <jpr ximian com>
Ximian, Inc.