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> From: myxiplx googlemail com > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:19:42 +0100 > Subject: Re: The weird Close and Info buttons > To: merkinman hotmail com > CC: gnome-shell-list gnome org > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Mark Curtis <merkinman hotmail com> wrote: > > I'd say rather than the close button in the upper right, but the close > > button to the left of the + button. Either immediately tot eh left or the > > left hand side of the workspaces window. Your ideas still have the problem > > with the 'prank' in that you can constantly click the mouse without moving > > it to open numerous windows, but must move the mouse around to close > > windows. > > No, you don't want to do that, it gives you more work and less > consistency. Although it may sound logical to link the two buttons > together, they actually have quite different needs. > > Having a close button in the top right of each workspace: > - is consistent with users experiences of closing other objects > - gives you a dedicated close button for each window, reducing the > chance of a mis-click > - Can be done with minimal modification of the existing code So are we used Chrome's new tab window as a basis? If so the only flaw I can see in the whole thought process is Workspacess CANNOT be removed in any order. > Putting it down by the + button: > - means it's another behaviour to learn > - makes it a two click action - click once to select the workspace, > and again to close > - increases the amount of mouse movement needed The entire + thing is a new behavior to learn, also it's a - not x so if users were even going to associate them, they'd expect to be able to remove them in any order, which they can't. CASE POINT: A user opens Evolution, Nautilus, then Rhythmbox. The user can close Nautilus without first closing Rhythmbox. I never suggested double click, I said a hover, would show the workspace to be removed, then a single click to remove it. How is keeping - in the exact same spot on the screen increasing mouse movement? > Plus adds a workspace, so there's a good reason to have that separate > - it's not tied to the behaviour of any one item. Close however works > much better when attached directly to the workspace it will be > affecting. But as I've said before, currently - always affects the most recently opened workspace. Change that, and I'll agree with the rest of your idea. Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. |