Hi, I share Terry's opinion on this. Even more considering how particular documents could load customizations to buttons and other GUI items.
Cheers, Offray On 18/03/18 09:23, Terry Brown wrote: > On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:05:28 -0700 (PDT) > rengel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> One thing I never understood about the Leo GUI : >> >> Why is the tab bar with the open files right below the title bar, but >> above the menu bar and the tool bar? >> >> Imagine a car where the accelerator and the brake were switched. >> >> In almost every other application (I know of) the order is: >> >> title bar >> menu bar >> tool bar >> breadcrumbs (if used) >> tab bar (if used) > Firefox / Chrome / and I think at least one of the MS browsers have tabs > on top. Admittedly they don't really have menu bars, but they have > similarly critical elements under the tabs. In both cases (Leo and > browsers) the tabs represent a complete change of context, so I don't > really see the tab positioning as surprising. In Leo, perhaps more > than other apps., changing tabs can change the menus and tools > available. In that sense they're the highest level of containment, so > that combined with the web browser example makes me thing this isn't > really confusing users. > > Gimp the image editor is a good example of where a lower tab bar makes > sense, because all it does is change the image being edited, not the > tools / menus available. > > Cheers -Terry > >> An application that exemplifies this order very well is PyCharm. >> Like Leo it has an outline structure and several resizeable panes, >> each with multiple tabs for open files and functions. >> >> This order implies a natural hierarchy and reflects some of the >> paramount principles of GUI design: >> - Don't surprise the user. >> - Utilize prior knowledge. >> >> If someone is interested, there is more on this topic in 'GUI >> Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Don'ts and Dos' (just >> google for 'GUI bloopers). >> >> >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
