Re: [Usability] Instant Apply Windows

[Christian Rose <menthos menthos com>]

tor 2002-01-03 klockan 06.19 skrev James M. Cape:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > In the interests of fostering some more direct discussion on the topic, here
> > is what I consider to be a reasonable compromise. Please follow up with
> > arguments as to why *this particular idea* may be suboptimal, inaccessible,
> > unusable, etc.
> > 
> > [ I don't think it's necessarily perfect, I'd just prefer to see discussion
> > on concrete ideas rather than random musings and flame. ]
> > 
> >   +---------------------------------------+
> >   | My Crackrock Settings             _ X |
> >   +---------------------------------------+
> >   |                                       |
> >   |   [ ] Goat-inspired                   |
> >   |   [ ] Monkey-inspired                 |
> >   |   [ ] Pants-inspired                  |
> >   |   [ ] HP-inspired                     |
> >   |                                       |
> >   |   [ Help ]                 [ Done ]   |
> >   |                                       |
> >   +---------------------------------------+
> > 
> > Things to note: available WM buttons, help and done (same style as
> > dialogues).
> > 
> > - Jeff
> 
> I'm going to have to agree with auspex (Greg Merchan) on this topic.
> Instant-apply windows (dialogs/whatever term you want) shouldn't have
> buttons.

It should. To a lot of users, a button or a File/Close or File/Quit menu
entry are the obvious ways of getting rid of a dialog or a window. Also,
a button is an important help for easy keyboard navigation, and also a
help to accessibility.


Christian