Re: [Usability] Icon selector, 2nd mockup

[Stephan Bayer <Stephan Bayer web de>]

Am Fr, den 05.12.2003 schrieb Stefan Ihringer um 19:38:
> > I'm not sure if I'm sold yet on the idea of the tabs, but I do think
> > it's better than what we have.
> 
> Alright, since most people who've added their suggestions (thanks 
> everyone!) had issues with the tabbed interface, I went back to the 
> first mockup :-)
> 
> http://www.chromosomnia.org/_img/icon-chooser05.png
> 
> The categories are yet to be decided, right now I think we should 
> agree on the dialog's basic layout (with tabs or without tabs?) so I 
> can put something into bugzilla without kicking of a second debate 
> there.
> 
> Icon captions are gone but would be available as a tooltip. If a type-
> ahead search gets implemented, filenames could be shown as soon as 
> the user enters the first letter.
> 
> http://www.chromosomnia.org/_img/icon-chooser05-custom.png
> 
> When a custom icon is selected, the icon area is used to list all the 
> other images in that directory. Filenames would be more meaningful 
> for the user now, so they're shown. The drop-down widget is disabled 
> while the checkbox is active.
> 
> Stefan
> 
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I think "use a custome image file" should be below "Pick an icon from
one of these collections"
So the user first decide wich "location" he use and then wich icon.