On Jun 25, 2010, at 9:35 PM, Richard Somers wrote: > There are simply too many tools for a standard toolbar. I am trying to make a > nice user friendly application but fundamentally there is no getting around > the fact that this kind of application has lots of tools.
But will any one person access all of those tools frequently enough to need all of them in the toolbar? Even in complex apps I never need more toolbar items than will fit. If it’s something I use every day, I prefer to access it by command key; if it’s something I only rarely use, a menu command is more discoverable. Toolbars are IMHO for the intermediate case. Remember also that a toolbar item shouldn’t generally be the only way to access a command. It’s best to also make all the commands available as menu items. That way a user can remove a toolbar item they rarely use, without losing the ability to access the command at all. —Jens_______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
