On 29.11.21 16:28, Christian Lenz wrote:
I don’t get it atm. What is the preferred solution now? Open the options when
NetBeans is still open or what? That means that I need to restart NetBeans
again. Probably I got it wrong.
1) set LightLAF as default which should hopefully work for many as
discussed here
2) notify user somehow that the default can be changed. e.g via
convenient link in welcome page or via notification bubble or both (this
would link to the options)
3) if user changes settings it will require restart yes but the UI for
that is already there
=>
- no startup dialog
- no duplicated UI
- potential to be further optimized in future by letting it probe to
make a more educated decision whether to automatically set the dark
theme instead of light
Von: Neil C Smith
Gesendet: Montag, 29. November 2021 15:36
An: dev@netbeans.apache.org
Betreff: Re: Re: [DISCUSS] Default to FlatLaf in NetBeans 13?
On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 at 15:20, Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com> wrote:
There are hundreds of options that can be customized, and there is real
value-add in _not_ requiring the user (especially new users) to know about or
touch them.
We also don't want a situation where we end up having two different user
interfaces for setting the same options. A user that changed the LAF from a
startup dialog or installer would then have to find and use a _different_ user
interface (the Options dialog) to change it again later.
This is a very good point!
This thread came partly from issues with people finding (the right)
options, and a default that doesn't match what most of us are doing.
But for common options that people might want to customize, then a
better welcome page would beat a dialog. Because rather than setting
the option, we could just open the options dialog in the right place
to show them where to set it.
eg. big button on welcome page with text "Switch to dark or system
look and feel" opens the look and feel tab in the options.
We could have defaults that match what most of us use, and 6-8 quick
links for settings that a lot of us change? And keep the current
direct links to install plugins or activate features, which could look
a little more like you're meant to press them!
Best wishes,
Neil
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