Could you or someone else that discussed this write down a summary at wiki with it? If you can't create a page due trac permission ping someone at #edevelop. We should have a "toward release" sprint soon.
BR, On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Lachezar Petkov <luchezar.pet...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [E-devel] Dialogs, menus, etc (usability) > Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:00:40 +0100 > From: Lachezar Petkov <luchezar.pet...@gmail.com> > To: Steve Jones <st...@squaregoldfish.co.uk> > > > > On 13/06/2010 09:13, Steve Jones wrote: >> Just a few of my own thoughts on this list. I've ignored the ones on >> which I have no opinion. >> >> Steve. >> >>> 5) Dropshadow - move to Windows part of the panel. I think it makes much >>> more sense, since its totally related only to windows, it doesnt put >>> dropshadows under text or theme elements or anything like that. >> I know what you're saying, but this option is to do with the look and >> feel of the system, rather than how the windows behave. I think it >> should stay in the Look section. > Right. Agree. >> >>> 7) Windows. I guarantee right now a typical user would just say "holy >>> shit". I know i do :-) And I'm not even sure about most of the stuff >>> here, but I'm sure we can merge some of these, rename some of them, add >>> freaking tooltips, etc. >> When you can have a lot of control, you need a lot of options! > I agree, all I want is a more sophisticated control, not a million > config dialogs all over the place. >> I'm sure the Window List and Client List Menu settings should be >> together. Again, the Window List has nothing to do with how the windows >> behave. >> Also, I've never really been sure why the two are separate - as far as I >> can tell the Window List provides Alt-Tab functionality, while the >> Client list just lists windows. Would it be possible to merge the two? > Probably a good idea. >>> 13) Don't think we need Settings of the Settings. The user can make E >>> remember the position of the windows in other ways and a checkbox "don't >>> show this in the future" in the confirmation dialogs would be much better. >> Generally true, although there should be somewhere for the >> Basic/Advanced option to live. You could just remember the last view the >> user saw, but a global setting would be good. > I don't think so. I mean, generally speaking you don't go to configure > your E every day - you go a few times to tweak it, make it comfortable > for you and then you're just using it. Thats it. Therefore I don't see > the need to have the option to remember whether config dialogs should be > basic or advanced by default - if you want the advanced stuff - it's a > click away. And again, you do that rarely. >> Maybe. Although it's handy to find a tiny corner of the desktop to click >> and get a menu when you've got windows covering your desktop. > This is why a "clean up windows" button in the shelf is useful. And that > Files menu can easily be optional, but I think disabled by default. >> >> >> Agreed >> >>> 7) Do we really need the configuration shortcuts? I think just one >>> "Settings" entry would be enough, no submenus. A good example is the >>> Shelves submenu - the user can access the Shelves settings by right >>> clicking on any shelf AND thruough the config panel itself, I see no >>> need for it in the main menu. Same for the rest of the things there, I >>> think >> I quite like having the settings sub-menu around for ease of access. >> Perhaps this could be expanded into an option to have shortcuts for our >> favourite settings dialogs (perhaps in the Favourites menu). > Yes. >> >> >>> Thanks, >>> Mano >>> >>> >>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > -- Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri http://profusion.mobi embedded systems -------------------------------------- MSN: barbi...@gmail.com Skype: gsbarbieri Mobile: +55 (19) 9225-2202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
