you don't need to know what I said to answer him, right ? :p I didn't understand myself either and in the end, I think I don't have the right to give my opinion on something I don't really understand (usability). so please answer him without taking into account my answer :p
p.s. : I can't rephrase unless I finally understand clearly what I had in mind. KKRT On Sun, Jan 28, 2007 at 11:35:01PM +0200, Vivia Nikolaidou wrote: > > Hi... Unless I am hallucinating, I remember I had asked you to rephrase > your previous email because I couldn't make sense out of that... (This > doesn't necessarily mean that you weren't clear enough, just that I don't > trust my mind lately!)... Anyway - I hope I am really sending this mail > now :D, and please explain to me your opinion more clearly :) > > On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, Youness Alaoui wrote: > > > Hey again, this issue has been forgotten and Cristofaro needs to finish > > this, so we need your help, and please > > answer this time. as I'm not good in design, I can't really tell, but the > > current usability of the user's > > display pictures tab in the properties window, is really poor... > > how can it be changed... > > > > KKRT > > > > On Sun, Jan 21, 2007 at 02:08:58AM -0500, Youness Alaoui wrote: > > > My opinion is that setting the custom DP from there is not a good idea. > > > Actually with the new dpBrowser, this > > > whole tab is not necessary anymore since to view a user's dp we just need > > > to opent he dpBrowser and select that > > > user from the list. But we should keep it that as 'informational' for a > > > user to see what a specific user had as > > > DPs. > > > Also because it's more intuitive to see it in a properties window that to > > > see it in a "Change display picture" > > > window. But the buttons for 'use as custom dp' or whatever is not > > > necessary. we could add as a 'convenience' > > > a button for 'set as my own dp' or something, but that's about it I > > > think. > > > just my 2cents > > > > > > KKRT > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 07:13:30PM +0100, Cristofaro Del Prete wrote: > > > > Youness Alaoui ha scritto: > > > > > seems noone tested your thing Cristo, sorry. > > > > > I just noticed something, don't know if it's related with your work > > > > > or with Karel's sexytile package (which I > > > > > still think should be renamed). > > > > > anyways, in the properties window of a user, in the 'user display > > > > > pictures' tab, the label says 'right click for > > > > > more options" while there is no more any right click, but that's > > > > > simple to fix, there are 3 annoying things > > > > > though : > > > > > 1 - when you select a DP, the buttons on the right get a white > > > > > background until you hover the mouse over > > > > > them.??:S > > > > > 2 - when you select a DP, it gets selected, then click again on it, > > > > > it's unselected, then if you click again on > > > > > the same DP, it will get selected for a split second then it will > > > > > deselect itself. > > > > > 3 - notice that when you unselect a DP, the buttons on the right stay > > > > > 'clickable' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KKRT > > > > I've fixed these issues, but I was wondering about what should be the > > > > exact behavior of the new "user display pictures" tab. > > > > I mean, clicking on the "set as custom" button should set instantly that > > > > picture as custom picture? I think this is not what should happen, > > > > because we are in a "properties" screen, and all settings should be > > > > applied only when we click on the ok button. > > > > Moreover, if we use this tab to set the custom dp, we can only set as > > > > custom dp for a user an image that belongs to that user's cache; default > > > > display pictures, own display pictures are left out, as long as the > > > > ability to pick up an external file. > > > > > > > > My proposal is to revert back to the old "user display pictures" tab, > > > > use it only to view cached display pictures (and eventually deleting > > > > them through the popup-menu) and using the already existing buttons in > > > > the settings tab. > > > > > > > > I would be pleased to hear everyone's opinion on this matter. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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