> From: Eric Iverson > > Note that ijs is a normal link that brings up a normal page and things > like Ctrl and Ctrl+Shift have normal browser actions. Links like > this should look like links. > > Button are for actions on the current page or actions that are beyond > just linking to another page.
I agree with these principles in general. However it seems to me that ijs actually creates a new file and then links to it, thus it can be perceived by the User as more of an action than just a link. > The folder and files are a bit funny. They perhaps should be buttons, > but it > looks terrible with all those buttons. Perhaps a label saying 'select a > folder of file' or a css set special color would help the UI. All of > this is > easy to play with. Agreed - moving the files/folders into a "separate" section of the page labelled "file/folder Navigation" as per my last post might help too. > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Sherlock, Ric > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > From: Brian Schott > > > > > > The new beta seems to use `file` to replace `jfile` but there is > > > another button in the file window that is also labeled `file`. > Could > > > this latter one be changed to `newfile`? > > > > I agree that the use of the labels `file` & `jfile` (e.g. in page > title) > > needs to be tidied up and standardized to `file`. I wonder if the > current > > link "ijs" which creates a new temporary script should be moved to > the next > > line, changed to a button and possibly merged with the "file" button > (called > > "script"). If the box after "New:" is empty then a new script could > be > > created in ~temp, otherwise a file with the name in the text box > could be > > created in the current folder. > > > > > I am a little uncomfortable with the file and directory information > > > provided in the `file` window because the line beginning " .. > addons" > > > remains constant and appears between two varying lines. Also, there > is > > > no apparent way to navigate up a directory/folder; only down -- > except > > > to return up to the home directory (actually, home, may not be the > > > best name for that directory, but I don't know a better one.) > > > > As Raul has noted, the ".." link will take you up a folder level. I > think > > that it would be better for this shortcut ("..") to be prepended to > the list > > of folders in the current folder, rather than grouped with the other > > shortcuts. > > > > > I think I like the new names Open and Edit for the file buttons, > but > > > it will take some time for me to get used to Open instead of Load > to > > > "activate" a script and lab file. > > > > "open" in this context is not equivalent to "load". In the case of a > script > > file (.ijs) it just opens the file for editing (i.e. "open" and > "edit" are > > equivalent). The buttons are only different for files with special > handling > > (currently pdf, svg and ijt). > > > > Currently in jwd I often use the verb "open" to open a script for > editing. > > It would be nice to be able to type (open '~temp/myscript.ijs' ) in > the > > session (jijx) window and a have a the file open in an jijs tab. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
