Another example of a command line interface is Google Calendar.
In the calendar view there is a "button" to Create an Event that shifts context from the calendar view and opens a full new event UI, but they also have a Quick Add "button" that just opens a single command line popup where you can enter the event title and date/time info and the corresponding event is created in your default calendar. Context is not shifted, the calendar view continues during event creation. I can see how this would be useful in Chandler when you wanted to make a note to yourself or create a placeholder item to be enriched later, but need to be able to read information from your current view (both table and detail) to create the new item. I think having the entry field in the status bar is even better than a popup window that may have to be moved around to uncover information occluded in the main window. Pieter On 8/14/06, Jeffrey Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi John, > I think lots of people would always prefer choosing a menu (or menu > accelerator) to create a note, and lots would prefer only typing -- just > depending on whether they hate the mouse, prefer menus or didn't like > the shell-like command interface. It's entirely plausible some people will prefer cmd+n, or the new note button, or a menu item, to typing into a quick entry box. I don't think it likely that anyone but power users will experience quick entry as being an impenetrable interface like a command line. The point of the drop down menu is that you never have to type /search or /note, you select the action you want to perform and just type in a one-line title for a new note. No arcana required. Sincerely, Jeffrey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design
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