Re: [Usability] Dialogs and Maximize button

["Elijah Newren" <newren gmail com>]

On 9/8/06, Olaf van der Spek <OvdSpek liacs nl> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The HIG says (implicitly) dialogs shouldn't have a maximize button.
>
> http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/windows-dialog.html
>
>  > Window Commands: Minimize, Roll-up/Unroll

Also worth noting is http://live.gnome.org/Metacity/WindowTypes, which
is mpt's work to try to extend the list of window types and provide
better visual clues about each window.

> Can this be fixed such that dialogs can have a maximize button?
> Even better, can maximize buttons be automatically added to every window
> that is resizable?

Given that both the HIG and mpt's extensions/modifications suggest no
maximize button for such windows, it is possible that we should turn
this question around: should we disable resizing for window types that
shouldn't have a maximize button?  Neither the HIG nor mpt's write-up
addresses that question, and it seems some users are confused by the
ability to resize if the window can't be maximized.

Cheers,
Elijah