On 12 May 2010 15:23, Conscious User <[email protected]> wrote: > I am strongly against this. I believe single-click usually works for > the web because usually most possible actions for an hyperlink are, > at the end of the day, variations of "open": open in another window, > open in another tab, save, etc. > > In the case of files and folders, open is one among a large set of > semantically different actions. I frequently select a file to > delete it with the del button, or to see info on the status bar. > > Launchers and hyperlinks are "buttons", whereas files and folders > and "selectable itens". There is a semantic difference.
You are completely right, there is a semantic difference. But I wonder if (have hard times believing) that this is recognizable by or even relevant to users. > Plus, single-click for opening would make dragging less intuitive. > Firefox allows dragging of hyperlinked things, but I always hesitate > before dragging an hyperlinked element, wondering if I'll be able > to drag it without activating the link. Ok, don’t know how that would be handled, valid and very good point. > Finally, it should be mentioned that Web 2.0 apps have been > blurring the line of what constitutes a "web standard" by > bringing desktop-like behavior. Take Google Docs, for example. Yes, but in Google Docs you also open a document by single click. On 12 May 2010 15:58, Scott E. Armitage <[email protected]> wrote: > I am also strongly against this. As Conscious User points out, hyperlinks, > launchers, and menu items are buttons that I press in order to do some > action, whereas icons represent files or folders, i.e. "physical" objects. > They are inherently different things. The last thing I want is for an > accidentally placed pointer to open some (potentially huge and RAM-eating) > file, which may need a (potentially huge and long-loading) application to > start. Valid and true as well; but same thing as above, especially: »launchers […] are buttons […] do some > action, whereas icons represent […] "physical" objects.« Launchers are icons, that is the problem. Do users see a difference? Has it come up in usability tests? I guess another concern of mine is the discoverability of the single click feature. I must say I very much like how KDE / Dolphin handles that (shows a plus sign on hover, although it is a bit distracting). _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
