Re: [Usability] Re: [Desktop_architects] Printing dialog and GNOME (Summit mockups)

[Michael Sweet <mike easysw com>]

Joachim Noreiko wrote:
> --- Michael Sweet <mike easysw com> wrote:
> > You can download the source code and see an animated
> > image of the
> > dialog at:
> >
> >      http://www.easysw.com/~mike/ui/pddemo.html
>
> I'm just going by the animated image, but it looks
> good. A possible contender in the wider 'tabs are
> evil' debate?

Both approaches can be abused, I think; mine is just an
extension of a collapsible toolbar control which has
appropriate uses just like any other...

> Some suggestions:
> - remove the summary when the box is expanded, to
> avoid having information repeated

Good idea.

> - 'Pages', 'Copies', etc, should change in some way so
> they look like headings of the expanded box.

I was wondering about using a separator line; the current
widget uses the web-style rounded box outline, so a flat line
would be appropriate.  For a more typical raised box appearance,
a "groove" line might be used.  See the attached screenshot.

> - line up the start of the summaries of collapsed
> boxes ('Letter', 'All pages' etc)

I'm not sure how that would look - the arrow might look out of
place or misaligned.

> And the HIG specifies the Print button should be on
> the right ;)

The *GNOME* HIG, yes.  Feel free to put the buttons in the wrong
order in yours... :)

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