Re: [orca-list] Orca preferences dialog redesign

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

Yeah, I think I also like the idea of a tree structure for key bindings.  I also concur with the observation 
of functional groups being disconnected.  This tree approach would force them together and you could skip 
over many of them and navigate the keybindings more efficiently that way.

On Apr 24, 2012, at 8:57 PM, Krishnakant mane wrote:

> In addition the tree like structure is standard in almost all preferences dialogs in other apps.
> It is a better way of structuring items which are associated with one category.
> Happy hacking.
> Krishnakant.On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:52:44AM -0300, José Vilmar Estácio de Souza wrote:
> > +1!
> >
> > Perhaps the functions could be grouped in trees.
> > One tree with all functions related to bookmark, one tre with all
> > functions related to flat review and etc.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > On 04/24/2012 10:33 AM, aerospace1028 hotmail com wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > Something I'd been thinking about suggesting, is trying to group the
> > > entries on the "key-bindings" tabe in ogically conected sections.
> > >
> > > For example:
> > > currently the first 6 entries are "bookmark where am i ..." entries,
> > > followed by six "go to bookmark ..." entries but then, on my system,
> > > there are three extra entries ("perform left mouseclick", "perform
> > > "right mouseclick" and "route cursor ...") before six more "add bookmark
> > > ..." options and a final "save bookmarks" option. It makes sense, to me,
> > > to have all the "bookmark" functions run in a continuous tract.
> > >
> > > OTHER EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE "flat review" commands.
> > > Currently, my keybindings listing looks like:
> > >
> > > "search for next instance of a string"
> > > "speak current flat review character."
> > > "phonetically speak the current flat review character"
> > > "speaks unicode value of current flat review character."
> > > "searc for previous instace of string"
> > >
> > > I think "next y." and "previous Y." type options should be consecutive
> > > in the list whenever it makes sense.
> > >
> > > Large portions of the flat-review commands are bundled in logical
> > > subclusters (all the current characters are together, all the "by word"
> > > features seam to be together and the line options appear connected) but
> > > not all these sections are connected with each other.
> > >
> > > I think it would make it easier to find specific bindings to change or
> > > add if all the sets of related features were lined up together.
> > >
> > > Just my opinion:-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:56:53 -0400
> > > > From: Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com>
> > > > To: orca-list gnome org
> > > > Subject: [orca-list] Orca preferences dialog redesign
> > > > Message-ID: <4F957BC5 8050307 igalia com>
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> > > >
> > > > Hey all.
> > > >
> > > > Something I periodically hear is that the Orca Preferences dialog has
> > > > far too many options and that it is generally visually displeasing. I've
> > > > been wanting to address this for quite some time, but other things keep
> > > > coming up. And realistically, I am not a designer. At all.
> > > >
> > > > Fortunately, Igalia is the gift that keeps on giving. In addition to my
> > > > being able to focus on Orca for my DayJob, we have a proper designer
> > > > (Felipe) who is going to solve this problem for us.
> > > >
> > > > Felipe has asked:
> > > >
> > > > > Before we try to structure the information in a nicer/clearer way, we
> > > > > should make sure that we have all the right stuff in. Do you know of
> > > > > people having problems with the current dialog? Maybe something that
> > > > > needs an extra explanation to be understood? Any use case that is not
> > > > > being well served at the moment? Common mistakes?
> > > >
> > > > So let's come up with all of the items and issues in need of addressing
> > > > so Felipe can design a proper GUI for Orca.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance! Take care.
> > > > --joanie
> > >
> > >
> > >
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