Re: GnomePropertyBox

[Dietmar Maurer <dietmar ximian com>]

Maciej Stachowiak wrote:

> On 28Jun2001 05:37PM (-0400), Iain wrote:
> > On 28 Jun 2001 17:13:58 -0400, Richard Hestilow wrote:
> > > On 28 Jun 2001 17:14:10 -0400, Iain wrote:
> > >
> > > > My suggestions for this would be to change the buttons to be the same
> > > > idea as the Control Centre: "Try" "Revert" "Okay" "Cancel" "Help". I'm
> > > > just worried that 5 buttons might be overwhelming but this set up gives
> > > > what I think is a pretty good control over the preferences.
> > >
> > > The new (HEAD) control center only has "Ok" and "Cancel".
> >
> > Ummm, IMO that sucks.
> > There needs to be an way to set and revert changes so I can see what
> > happens and undo it if I don't like it.
>
> I think a nice way to do things is to apply changes instantly as you
> manipulate the controls, and provide a way to undo changes (either
> undo one at a time, or revert them all). So the two buttons I'd
> suggets are "Revert" or "Undo" and "OK" or "Close".
>
> Changes that apply instantly are definitely the best for tweaking
> things and trying out different preferences.

I think it is not always good to apply changes immediately. I would prefer an
configurable approach, where we show OK/Cancel for normal users, and some
additional buttons for advanced users (OK/Apply/Revert/Close or something like
that).

- Dietmar