Re: [Usability] Drag handles for dialogs and other windows
- From: Reinout van Schouwen <reinout cs vu nl>
- To: Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>
- Cc: usability gnome org
- Subject: Re: [Usability] Drag handles for dialogs and other windows
- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 11:55:11 +0200 (CEST)
Hi Alan,
On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Alan Horkan wrote:
> In most cases I think I know to hover over the window edge until the
> cursor changes or I use Maximise.
>
> The grippies do aid discoverability but only a little, i think the notion
> of resizing a window is non-obvious to newbies.
Nod.
> > I'm all for resizability- but only if it makes sense! Let's put solid
> > design on the first place.
>
> Only if it makes sense! Aargh, Grrr!
>
> My point is that it never makes sense to prevent resizing.
Genuine question: doesn't resizability imply the presence of a Maximize
button? Say you've got a simple OK/Cancel dialog and the user accidentally
presses Maximize. Panic, the whole screen turns gray?
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