[HIG] Re: [Usability] Re: Decision: instant apply window buttons

[Chris Chabot <chabotc reviewboard com>]

Ps, wouldnt a solution for this impase be to bind the ESC key to 'close'
in dialogs? (it works this way in all windows versions and a few other gui's).

This way a visualy impaired / blind computer user doesnt have to go searching
for a small button which can be hard to find and hit, but can simply use
a keyboard key to close the window... 

This way both parties would get what they are after right? (usable for visualy
impaired, and no close buttons on dialogs)

    -- Chris


Chris Chabot wrote:

Just so im not completely lost, 'the reason stated', does that reference to:

"Hi,being a blind computer user myself I know that having a close gtk+ button is extremely useful. You have to remember the blind like to be able to arrow or tab to a control rather than emulating a mouse and moving to a close icon near the top of the window. So the programmers should really strongly think about putting a close button at the bottum of a dialog box."



iain wrote:

DECISION: Instant apply windows should not have a dismissal button. They
may optionally have a Help button in the lower left corner of the
dialog.

Decide all you want...
I ain't following it
For the reason I stated was the definitive reason during the discussion.

iain