Yes, this issue does definitly go to usability, but if the dialog is made smaller it would be even less usable because all the explanatory text would be unreadable (as it was before it was stretched out.) As for putting the buttons on the side of the dialog, this is a good suggestion, although might be a bit confusing for those used to having them on the bottom. Maybe next time we update the dialog we will implement this. However, the point could also be made that very few people still run their computers at 640x480. Computers going back to Windows 95 have been able to support 800x600 resolutions.
--Reuben --- Matthew Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a devl issue. All though I am perfectly > capable of getting around > the problem myself, this is a usability issue which > may affect other users. > As a freenet node is more than likely to sit on the > edge of a home network > on an old PC the problem should not be dismissed so > lightly. I would > consider that anything designed for windows users > should be as close to > idiot proof as possible. > > I believe the most simple way to solve the problem > would be to put the > buttons on the right of the dialogue box, though I > understand that this > goes against convention. > > Feel free to email me directly if you want to carry > on this discussion on > outside this forum. > > Matt, > > On 28 May 2002 23:54, Dave Hooper > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > To be honest, the Node Configuration dialogs were > not designed with > 640x480 > > resolution in mind. If you use Internet Explorer, > or another similar web > > browser, I'm sure you'd already find that the > 640x480 resolution is > limiting > > enough. You would most likley find that much of > the freesite content is > > unsuitable for such a low resolution also. > > > > However, a seasoned Windows (R) user like yourself > will almost certainly > > already know that ENTER will trigger the OK button > on the dialog and ESC > > will trigger the CANCEL button. > > > > If you really must insist in running in the lowest > possible resolution > that > > Windows (R) supports, then I really must insist > that either > > a) Enable some kind of virtual desktop settings > so you can at least > scroll > > your 640x480 window around a virtual desktop of > even 1024x768. (crazy), > > or > > b) you do not attempt to use the Node > Configuration program ever again - > > instead use a simple text editor and edit > Freenet.ini manually. > > > > Is this really a devl@ question or should it have > been a support@ > question? > > > > Dave > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Matthew Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 11:32 PM > > Subject: RE: [freenet-dev] Node Config Program and > Announce List > > > > > > > The windows config program dialogue box is > slightly too large on my > > > machine. Even with the windows task bar docked > at the side of the > screen, > > I > > > can't see the OK and CANCEL buttons. I'm running > at 640x480. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > devl mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://hawk.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl > > _______________________________________________ > devl mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hawk.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ devl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hawk.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl
