On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Simon B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Bookmark bubble doesn't suit me, so I've made some redesign > suggestions: > http://sites.google.com/site/chromiumdev/bookmark-added
Note that when clicking on a currently-unstarred site, our existing design shows "Bookmark Added!" (a la 1A), not "Bookmark" (what you mark "Original"). We show the "Original" case when you click an already-existing bookmark. The mocks you present nearly all change the button layout in ways that are pretty unusual for a Windows UI. All but 1A move the close button to the upper right, which is extremely unorthodox, and even 1A puts non-button controls horizontally aligned with the close button, which is also unusual. Your mocks also make heavy use of horizontal space, changing the flow from being nearly vertical to being more of a zigzag. Our current design is far more typical of Windows UI layout, with its roughly-square shape and its vertical flow. If I were to get more specific, I would say that in all the designs except perhaps number 3, the close button is further from the star than in the original, so the stated goal of making it easier to mouse to seems unachieved (even if the targeting issues from moving it to a nonstandard location didn't apply). I am not necessarily opposed to changing "Edit" from a button to a link, but there are problems: as Glen says, it'd be nice to place it after the other controls in the flow, yet making it a link practically demands that it be placed near "Remove" (as you've done), which as Ian and Brett say should almost certainly remain in the upper right. These conflicting demands pose a quandary, and since a button is not terribly unusual here, I would probably stick with that. In short, I think our current design is better overall than any of the proposed mocks. 1A is perhaps the best of the alternatives, but I still find it a step backwards. I think your suggestion about selecting the text so the beginning (not the end) is in view is a good one. I would go ahead and file that as a feature request at crbug.com. PK --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
