I like the file transfer in a separate window: you don't have to scroll to se at what point it is. this is just the opinion af a slow connection user :P
2007/3/11, Youness Alaoui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ok, I understand and respect your point, it has indeed good value. let's just > hope we'll focus some more on the > GUI at some time.. I know I hate GUI stuff, vivia hates it too, and the rare > GUI guys are usually inactive :p > about the file transfer, it's very easy to have it inlined.. :p in the same > way we have smileys in a text > widget, we just do a 'insert image' well, with Tk text widget we can do a > 'insert window' and we can embed a > whole window/frame inside the tk text widget, and we can put whatever we want > in it... > we're just too lazy to do it :p > > KKRT > > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:39:28AM +0100, NoWhereMan wrote: > > Youness Alaoui wrote: > > >> it's funny how the screenshot "Send large files" has a 'daily.txt' > > >> file being sent with file size : 44 Bytes... now, that's what I call > > >> a 'large file' :p > > >> skype has a nice BUT simplistic UI. Don't forget amsn's main purpose > > >> "the same as the official client's look and feel" that's what made > > >> aMSN popular in the first time, it's because it keeps the same look > > >> and feel. > > > > Actually skype has much of the actual MSN/WLM look and feel but in a better > > way; it has much more in common with aMSN than you think; for instance, I > > think that for techincal reasons you can't have an inline progress widget > > for file transfers as WLM has, but you could certainly improve the file > > transfer in a way that resembles the skype one > > > > >> if we > > >> change the look for something better, fix little annoyances, then > > >> ok, but a whole change in the UI isn't so good.. > > > > No, that's not what I meant; you know aMSN has some sharpness, and sometimes > > you ask yourself "how should we make this look like?", and you KNOW that > > many times aMSN does not look like WLM at all (you see, the DP browser). > > This of course DOES NOT mean it's bad; it's good to have a bit of identity, > > but my idea was that if you're not sure about how make something look, give > > skype a look, and maybe you'll find the idea ;) > > > > > > > > > I hated > > >> gaim/kopete/etc.. because I didn't feel at ease with those clients > > >> when I was already used to msn messenger.. although gaim has an > > >> awful UI, kopete has a nice one, but it's different from what you're > > >> used to, so you won't like it.. that's how it works > > > > > > Well one of the main reason for which people like skype is that it looks > > like MSN/WLM and the other IM clients > > > > HTH > > -- > > NoWhereMan (e.v.) > > -- http://www.nowhereland.it > > -- http://flatpress.nowhereland.it > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > _______________________________________________ > > Amsn-devel mailing list > > Amsn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amsn-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Amsn-devel mailing list > Amsn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amsn-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Amsn-devel mailing list Amsn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amsn-devel
