[Usability]Sidebar vs. notebook (was: rhythmbox interface)

[Soeren Sandmann <sandmann daimi au dk>]

Jorn Baayen <jorn nl linux org> writes:

> As you can see, there is a sidebar, which allows you to switch between
> different views. This has a lot of problems:

This reminds me: Why would you ever use a sidebar instead of a
notebook with the tabs on the left? The two widgets seem to provide
exactly the same interaction: (select from a small, fixed number of
layouts).

        - it is not at all clear that clicking the icons on a sidebar
          would make the layout to the right change.

        - it is obvious how a notebook works.

        - having two widgets doing the same is just confusing.