Re:Peter's comment on this particular change, I think it's a rare enough use case that having a dialog is fine. Users are likely to dismiss the options window immediately after doing this, so it's not clear to me that an undo function would be much better. -Nick
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:40 PM, Ben Goodger (Google) <[email protected]>wrote: > > From a UI design point of view, yes, but UI design is only one piece. > Often times you benefit from having a platform expert who understands > the underlying technology. > > -Ben > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:28 PM, PhistucK<[email protected]> wrote: > > Since user interface changes (are supposed to) go by the user interface > team > > (some earlier thread required that), is it not part of their > responsibility, > > to answer cross platform questions such as this one? > > ☆PhistucK > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 08:00, Ben Goodger (Google) <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> +1. It'd be good to involve experts from other platforms early in the > >> process too even if the implementation is done later, so that the > >> design considers local requirements. > >> > >> -Ben > >> > >> On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Mohamed Mansour<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > I believe we should not close the tracker associated to the CL if a UI > >> > tweak > >> > should be done in all platforms, and its up to the developer to know > who > >> > to > >> > delegate that task to. We shouldn't force anyone to develop this, we > >> > should > >> > properly tag the issue tracker and add proper labels. As well, we > should > >> > properly cc people who are more active in that platform, so they will > >> > know > >> > what is missing. > >> > I don't know what a good solution is to cross platform development, > >> > unless > >> > everyone should produce code in all three platforms whenever they work > >> > on a > >> > patch or feature. > >> > - Mohamed Mansour > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:57 PM, Nico Weber <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hi, > >> >> > >> >> I happened to look at a CL today that adds a "Really delete all > >> >> passwords?" dialog on Windows ( > http://codereview.chromium.org/155291 > >> >> ). The patch was done by someone relatively new to the project (which > >> >> is of course great). Sadly, neither the patch author nor one of the > >> >> reviewers mentioned that this change might have to be done on the > >> >> other platforms as well. As it happens, it's not necessary on OS X, > >> >> but it might be required on Linux. > >> >> > >> >> What's out approach to make sure that such UI tweaks reach all > >> >> platforms? Do we require that contributors who do a UI tweak > implement > >> >> it on all three platforms? Do we require that contributors who do > such > >> >> a change open bugs for the platforms they don't do the change on and > >> >> hope someone else will do the change on the other platforms? Or do we > >> >> simply not worry about this too much, as it doesn't happen that often > >> >> anyway? > >> >> > >> >> Just curious. > >> >> Nico > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
