Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] 0.98

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

I think that the menu or toolbar with buttons idea is a very good idea.
I would vote for the toolbar idea.

What do others think?

Le mar 18/02/2003 à 11:54, Huib Kleinhout a écrit :
> Op di 18-02-2003, om 11:23 schreef Damien Sandras:
> > Do you mean a classical menu like the "File / Edit / View" menu?
> Yes
> > 
> > Interesting idea, I have to think about it even though I think it is
> > pretty intuitive that there is a right-click menu there (moreover the
> > manual will document it).
> Hmm. to be honest, I needed a few minutes to discover the right click
> menus. I might not be a typical user but I guess it's not that obvious
> if you haven't used it before.
> It would be nice if the manual covers these actions but lots of users
> don't want to read a manual and just give up.
> 
> > Notice that Drag-And-Drop is another way to manage users. Only actions
> > that are only feasible using popup menus are : Add a group, Delete an
> > user. All the rest is feasible by drag-and-drop.
> DND-support is very nice and much faster than (popup) menus but it
> doesn't solve the problem of the hidden options. The current context
> sensitive popup menus also lack an overview of all possible actions.
> e.g. to explore all 'server-related' options the user needs to right
> click twice. One time on "Servers" and one time on a one time on
> ils.seconix.com
> 
> The downside of adding classical menus is the interface gaining
> complexity. As an alternative to classical menus you might consider
> adding buttons to the right part of the interface.
> 
> > Le mar 18/02/2003 à 11:08, Huib Kleinhout a écrit :
> > > *Add an alternative to the popup menus in the address book:
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