Re: combo-box vs. gtkoptionmenu

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

"Norman Black" <stonybrk ix netcom com> writes:
> Why would an always displayed list be better than a popup list. A list
> is a list is a list. A combo box is/has a list that only shows itself
> when the user requests to see the list. A normal list takes up valuable
> screen real estate, which might be best used for other things, or which
> might be in short supply for some dialogs or pages of a tabbed dialog.

UI decisions based on screen real estate are rarely correct. This
isn't a big issue for most users (most Windows users run one maximized
app at a time) - but lots of confusing controls are an issue for most
users. Too-small-to-see controls are also an issue.

Of course it depends on your target audience.

Havoc