Re: [Usability] xscreensaver UI update

[Karim Nassar <karim nassar acm org>]

> > Since the checkboxes are gone, it looks like there would no longer be a
> > way to select a set of screensavers to choose from randomly.  That would
> > be a shame, in my opinion (my kids love that feature, of course, and
> > seem to find the checkboxes reasonably usable).
> 
> the checkboxes will appear if the "Display random screensavers" option
> in advanced preferences is selected.

(just my 2/5 nickel)

This strikes me as odd that selecting an option in one window will make
the checkboxes magically appear in another. Can't the random feature
remain in the main window? It doesn't seem that advanced to me.

The HIG says: "Clicking a check box should not affect the values of any
other controls. It may sensitize, insensitize, hide or show other
controls, however." (1) All GNOME pref dialogs (that I can recall) grey
out the subfeatures until the main checkbox was selected. In two.jpg,
you would grey out the subfeatures (change, sync) until the display
option was selected. 

Also, I appreciate the fact that you are trying to eliminate the tab
from the main window, but I think that all advanced options could fit
nicely in one window, instead of another tabbed window. The features are
disparate enough that it will be difficult to come up with meaningful
tab labels, so one will have to click them all anyway to explore.


Hope this is helpful,
-- 
Karim Nassar <karim nassar acm org>


(1) http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/controls-check-boxes.html