Re: [Usability] [Fwd: Icon view navigation]

[Stefan Kost <ensonic hora-obscura de>]

Hi Christian,
> -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
>
> > Von: Christian Neumair <chris gnome-de org>
> > An: nautilus-list gnome org
> > Betreff: Icon view navigation
> > Datum: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 11:16:25 +0200
> > Dear usability crew,
> >
> > in an effort to fix bug 9930 [1], which complains that when pressing
> > right in the last icon column, the selection doesn't move to the next
> > row, first column, I've noticed that providing a good icon keynav isn't
> > trivial. Some observations/questions:
> >
> > * Users (including me) indeed tend to use the right/left key as "give me
> > next/prev. icon", where the list is read zig-zag, i.e. the nth row, last
> > icon preceeds the n+1th row, first icon
> > * When you have the first column/row focused and press left, would you
> > expect to be taken to the first row, last column? What about the last
> > icon in the view and the right key?
> > * Should the selection "wrap"? We currently select everything in the
> > matrix between and including the start icon of the selection and the
> > msot recently selected item, i.e. we have a selection pane, as if you
> > selected everything in between with the rubberband.
> >
> > The attached patch introduces the behavior described in the first two *.
> > Maybe an usability tester could point out other observations?
> >
> > [1] http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99330
>
>
> Sorry, I've sent the mail to the wrong list.
I would neither wrap selection nor the cursor. If you edit a text you don't want 
to wrap. I personally sometimes don't use 'Home' and 'End' keys, but just press 
cursor up/down until it beeps because it reached the start or end of something.

Stefan