Re: keyboard applet

["Matthias Clasen" <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On 7/24/07, Sergey Udaltsov <sergey udaltsov gmail com> wrote:
> The hot topic was nested notebooks (controlled by tabs or buttons as
> on the mockup) for layouts/options - and we still have no single
> vision on that account IIRC. Actually, same question applies to a11y,
> if we plan to merge it into the keyboard capplet - there are 3 tabs
> over there. Should these tabs go to into "Details" popup which becomes
> available when users enables a11y?

Simple regrouping of tabs into different arrangements, at the price of
nested notebooks or, worse,  notebooks-simulated-by-buttons, is not
going to solve issue.  Note e.g. that the "repeat keys" settings are
duplicated on the "basic keyboard a11y" and "keyboard keyboard"
tabs. This needs some real thought and reorganization.

> Regarding the buttons for the layout list - on the mockup, the buttons
> "Up" and "Down" were removed. I initially disliked that idea - but now
> I think I am ready to remove them. The order of layouts in the list
> define the order of switching - it actually matters. Yesterday, I
> committed DnD support - and it was the last bit that convinced me. So,
> user can add/remove layouts, he/she can reorder them using DnD (though
> it is not explicitly clear that DnD is available, I must admit) - so I
> consider "Up" and "Down" buttons as redundant - and going remove them
> ASAP (moving "Add"/"Remove" to the bottom as on the mockup).

Making required functionality DND-only would be considered an
a11y regression by a lot of people.