Re: [Usability]Gnome file dialogs
- From: "Eugene O'Connor" <Eugene Oconnor Sun COM>
- To: "MM" <m menheere gmx net>, "Gnome usability list" <usability gnome org>
- Subject: Re: [Usability]Gnome file dialogs
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:11:40 +0-100
The dialogs look good - I hope the plan is to retain the autocomplete
feature in the Save as and Open file drop-down combination boxes. I find
that very useful.
Some of the labels don't comply with the capitalization guidelines in the
HIG
(http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/draft_hig/layout.html#layout-c
apitalization) - the following changes would sort it out:
Save as dialog:
s/Save file/Save File (titlebar label)
s/Save As:/Save as: (drop-down combination box label)
s/No Emblem/No emblem (item in drop-down combination box)
s/File name/File Name (column heading label)
Open dialog:
s/Open file/Open File (titlebar label)
s/No Filter/No filter (item in drop-down combination box)
s/File name/File Name (column heading label)
s/Multi-media/Multimedia (not a HIG issue, this is spelled as one word
elsewhere in the GNOME UI, eg the Add to Panel
"MM" <m menheere gmx net> wrote:
>Date: 27 Sep 2002 13:20:08 +0200
>Hi peoples,
>
>I've incorporated some of the latest suggestions.
> * Advanced options are now changed into a "Show Searchbar"
> button. Not sure about the search part yet :).
> * The dialogs are do now look more alike. Moved the
> openfile-dialog part up to the same level as savefile-dialog.
> There was no obvious reason for making it look different.
> * Savedialog does not hide file-system. I personally like it
> better that way. Prevents me from feeling blind sighted, and
> making mistakes. As well as making the "Show Searchbar" button
> work consistent on both dialogs.
> * Accepting open or save is now done by a simple press of enter.
>
>Take a look at the new "Purple sunrise" release.
>
>http://home.wanadoo.nl/sbm/
>
>I'm looking for someone who would like to take the architectural work
>under his/her wings. As I'm currently not capable enough to do this. If
>someone is willing to give it a go, make my day :).
>
>Wish list:
> * API to make the dialogs simple to use for applications.
> * Nautilus views implementation. Building on the code already
> available form that project.
> * Implementing openfile-dialog search capabilities. Emblem
> search, file filtering and search. Grep/word in file
> capabilities. It does not hurt to be able to do things
> multiple ways :).
> * File completion and resent file and directory drop down boxen.
>
>Ok that is about it,
>MM
>
>
>
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