On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:49:43 +0200 Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why do you think, are > > > | Filename: BASH__________________________ [^] | > > | [x] Find recursively | > > and > > > | Content: ______________________________ [^] | > > | [ ] case Sensitive | > > | [x] Regular expression | > > separated? Usability researchers advise that users scan an interface, (they don't "read" it), hunting for what's needed given limited time. Users muddle through, or "satisfice". (q.v. Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think", et al) Suppose that separating checkboxes with a fill-in-blank denotes incompatibility. The first two fill-ins are: | Start at: /bin/_________________________ [^] | | | | Filename: BASH__________________________ [^] | | [x] Find recursively | But "Find recursively" complements both the 'Start at' and 'Filename' fields, though separated. (The verb 'find' applies to the 'Filename', and 'recursively' applies to directories, or 'Start at'.) This would be less vague, but looks ugly: +----------------------- Find File ------------------+ | | | Start at: /bin/_________________________ [^] | | | | Filename: BASH__________________________ [^] | | [x] Find recursively | | | | +-----------------------------------------------+ | | | Content: ______________________________ [^] | | | | [ ] case Sensitive | | | | [x] Regular expression | | | +-----------------------------------------------+ | | | | [< OK >] [ Tree ] [ Cancel ] | +----------------------------------------------------+ ...maybe there's some better way. I'm not a new user and am credited in the 2003 'mc' changelog. Though I've no means of measuring statistically how many users have been confused by this particular layout, it's plausible that if it confuses one longtime 'mc' fan, then it'll confuse others. > Maybe they could be a second "case Sensitive" checkbox > for the "Filename:" which would be usefull. Are two "case Sensitive" checkboxes worth the screen real estate, (four states: 00,01,10,11), versus one checkbox that could be made to apply to both (two states: 0,1)? The {01,10} states might be needed less often. HTH... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]