Re: GtkToolbar drag and drop

["David Adam Bordoley" <bordoley msu edu>]

Havoc wrote:
> >           Con:
> >                 - Throbbers and other items at the end of the toolbar 
> >                   would be the first things to be unmapped/relegated
> >                   to the overflow menu, instead of as now the last
> >                   things.
>
> This seems sort of like a fatal flaw to me. If the throbber is your
> progress indicator, you need it to always be visible.

Marco had asked me to comment on the previous message, but i think this one 
is even better.. 

I've been largely convinced that throbbers could be easily discarded in 
browser type interfaces. I hope the new gtk combo allows the addition of 
entry-bar icon similar to that in IE and in mozilla. While a page is 
loading, progress can be shown using a spinning arrow for the location icon 
in the entry (see 
http://www.phys.lsu.edu/students/merchan/GNOME/Recommendations/Epiphany/ for 
some screenshots). There really is no need for a throbber (other than for 
marketing). 

Other than the throbber example can we really think of any other examples 
where you'd want an explicit packend toolbar item. I can't. THe flexible 
space idea is interesting, although from a toolbar editting stanpoint is 
odd, because its not really an object that you add or remove to the toolbar. 
Similarly i can really think of very few examples where it has usefulness. 

dave