[Usability] Re: Icon selector, 2nd mockup

[Vivek Bhanuprakash <reema_sharma yahoo com>]

I like the new mock up....but I would suggest to keep the file names as
they *are* useful in certain scenarios. But, I also agree that we do not
need to see them all the time.

So, how about a small check box 'Show Image Names' that toggles between
display and hiding of the image filenames (across all the tabs) ?

Also, what do you think about losing the tabs and replacing them with a
drop down selection box ? If I recall correctly, Mark (Finlay) had made a
comment before about new categories that may get added and I think that
his comment is quite valid. Ditching the tabs for drop down selection box
ensures that the user interface would remain unchanged, with the new
categories appearing as additional selections in the drop down.

Regards
Vivek

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On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 01:30:35 +0100, Stefan Ihringer wrote:


>> I like the tabbed interface, except that some icon themes have extra
>> catagories, and these catagories might change/increase in the future.
> 
> These are my latest mockups:
> http://www.chromosomnia.org/_img/icon-chooser04.png
> http://www.chromosomnia.org/_img/icon-chooser04-custom.png
> 
> I think the categories are a compromise of what makes sense for the user
> and what is available. I haven't seen a theme yet that contains more
> categories than the default gnome icon theme: apps, devices, mimetypes,
> filesystem, emblems, stock. Only the first three of them would be
> available in the tabbed interface, because the other ones are used
> internally. "filesystem" contains the recycling bin, for example, which
> needn't be made available for users. If someone wants to use it, there's
> always the custom icon tab.
> 
>> > I haven't thought about the "custom icon" tab either, but that's
>> > where the file chooser and maybe some additional options would be
>> > located.
>> It could be like the other tabs except it would be a bit more like what
>> we have currently. It would have a location field that would contain
>> the folder currently being browsed.
> 
> I've designed the custom tab with that in mind. It's just like the
> current icon chooser, but some bugs would have to be fixed (remember
> list of most recently used icons, display other icons in directory, ...)
> 
> Last but not least, I've ditched the idea of allowing to select icons
> from another icon theme. First, because an additional drop-down-list
> takes up space. Secondly, because it just adds complexity. Moreover, if
> the new file selector allows shortcuts, there could be one to
> /usr/share/icons which makes things a bit easier if you're trying to
> pick a custom icon from another theme.
> 
> I'm going to file a bug report about this, but of course I'm still open
> for suggestions :-)
> 
> Stefan