Re: [Nautilus-list] New show hidden/backup files patch

[Calum Benson <calum benson sun com>]

"Matthew J. Doller" wrote:

> Also, in my opinion, and this may be incorrect or misinformed, but it
> seems to be counterintuitive to put toggle buttons on toolbars.  buttons
> on toolbars should perform an action, not switch the environment between
> two states.

There's not really any big usability reason not to put toggle buttons on
toolbars-- after all, where would word processors be without the
ubiquitous Bold, Underline and Italic buttons?  :)

A smaller usability argument might be that (in their 'off' state),
toggle buttons look exactly like regular pushbuttons, so until you learn
which buttons on a toolbar are pushbuttons and which are toggle buttons,
clicking them can be a bit of a surprising experience.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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