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Craig Vickstrom On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 17:24:42 -0500, Ben Kennedy wrote: >On 07 2 2003 at 5:07 pm -0500, Bill wrote: > >>A preference would make everyone happy I guess, provided it was the right >>preference. I suppose the preference should be three-way: >> >>1) Always pre-select "by Content" (the default, and what you prefer) >>2) Always pre-select "in Current Message" >>3) Dynamically pre-select based on what kind of window is frontmost. (my >>suggestion) > >Adding a preference for this is bad design, and I know the CTM folk will >agree with me. There's no need to get this fine-grained with things at >the expense of a simple, well laid out prefs dialog. (we could have >5,000,000 pref options controlling every facet of the app, but then I >would stop using the app altogether due to its complexity.) > >I think there are really only two routes: > >a) keep it the way it is, with two distinct shortcuts. At least it's >consistent, and the user can learn what key to hit. >b) improve it to be context-aware, as Bill and I would like to see. > >The fact that the two different Find functions share the same window >(different tabs) is a red herring in this discussion -- functionally, >they are two distinct operations. The tabs merely add convenience for >people like me and Bill in the current situation, so that instead of >swearing, canceling then choosing the other Find function, we merely have >to click the other tab. ;-) > >-b > >(Oops, I realise I am replying to your message Bill, I guess I could be >referring to you as "you" *grin*) > > >-- >Ben Kennedy, chief magician >zygoat creative technical services >613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 >http://www.zygoat.ca > > > > >
