Third is the shelf. shelf is a container for objects. One can hide
it or
extend it to have more visible objetcs. Shelf should not contain
scroller. If I want to see more objects, I drag it farther to the
screen. I do not have scollers in my drawer :)
Sorry, one other thing. If we're going to have a tabbed shelf, let's
put the tabs on the bottom, so we have a bigger hit area. Having
them on the top is like using Windows-style menus. (I know, I know.
These sketches were not meant to be the authoritative Etoile Desktop
design. Still... just something I thought we should take into
consideration... :)
I do not think that it is good idea to put tabs at the bottom. Why?
The
shelf has two areas: tab area and content area. The content area is
the
one what is going to be used more frequently therefore it should be
more
accessible than tabs. Having icons near the border makes them easier
to
hit. I need to hit icons more than tabs. For example think of an
"inventory" shelf tab and lots of D&D operations between shelf and
window, or consider "prototype" or "templates" shelf tab when putting
lots of new objects into the document. In this case you would need
icons
to be more accessible. Switching tabs is secondary.
Excellent rationale...I agree completely.
True... I think maybe I was half asleep :)
J.
