On 31/10/06, George Birbilis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> The button order I propose... Help, OK, Cancel
>> Most OS's or Window Managers use this order. Gnome obviously had to be
>> different (smile), and even though I use Gnome as my desktop, I hate
>> their choice of button order. I also think any consistency would be
>> better than what we have now, which is no consistency at all.
you mean the visual or the tab order? (or do you treat it the same? what do
you do on RTL [right-to-left] locales btw in both visual and tab order for
those buttons? do they change visual ordering?)
I meant visual as in the OK button to the left of the Cancel button.
Tab order is something I will look at as well, but ultimately, the
TButtonPanel will have to sort out those issues. Especially with the
RTL locales. I got no idea what the recommended action for that is.
As far as I could see from Wikipedia, switching to a language that
reads RTL, the buttons stay where they are, just the text changes
direction. I am not really familiar with RTL languages.
another thing is which will be the DEFAULT and which the CANCEL button at
each dialog, they have to be set correctly. The CANCEL button (invoked when
ESC is pressed for example on the dialog) is usually the Cancel (or No
button [depending on what the dialog asks it may be Yes, but better rephrase
to reverse phrase logic and use No] if no Cancel) and the DEFAULT button is
not always Ok or Yes (destructive [esp. non-undoable ones] actions should
have cancel as default button)
At this point in time, I just want the look to be consistent. That
will make a big difference already.
Regards,
- Graeme -
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