Re: [Usability] Standardizing Find and Replace windows

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Jeff Waugh wrote:

> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:17:49 +1000
> From: Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>
> To: Liam R. E. Quin <liam holoweb net>
> Cc: usability gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Usability] Standardizing Find and Replace windows
>
> <quote who="Liam R. E. Quin">
>
> > So let's get rid of find dialogues altogether and improve the world.
>
> Would a standard Find toolbar make sense?

No it probably wouldn't.

Not everyone is willing to give over the screen space, a modal dialog is
preferable.  (There was a bug against abiword stating exactly that).

HOWEVER, being able to dock the Find Dialog and have it become a toolbar
would be pretty nice, it might even be the best of both worlds.  (hmm,
where did i leave that mockup for mozilla ...?)

I really dont see the point of trying to develop a standard Find and
Replace dialog now when only in the past few weeks there were messages
from the Gedit developers who wanted to do a nice dialog but got little or
no response.  Who are the target users of this standard dialog anyway?

Sincerely

Alan Horkan
http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/