Re: [Usability] Dialogs and Maximize button

[Reed Hedges <reed interreality org>]

One consideration is that it is occasionally nice to be able to resize a
dialog box in case the application screws up the layout of controls
inside it.

Also consider my (odd) case: I use devilspie to maximize every new
window. Normally dialogs are omited from this action but not all (not
sure exactly why).

Reed


On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 11:49:53AM -0600, Elijah Newren wrote:
> 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
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