Am Donnerstag, 6. April 2006 02:42 schrieb avox: > Thomas Zastrow-4 wrote: > > Thank you! I was blind ... ;-) > > Well, if, you are not the only one. Honestly, who found that setting > the first time without asking? (not counting MrB, Franz, Tsoots or > whoever implemented it) > > This must be one of the top 10 most frequently asked questions, > and most people *had a look* at Palette->Shape and still missed it. >
IMHO, this seems to be a no-brainer to solve. Multi-column layout can only be applied to text frames, so why not move it to the text tab in the properties palette? There's enough space left. To me, this seems to be a typical case of a conflict between a developer's logic and a user's logic. For a developer, it seems to be clear that the feature belongs either to "X, Y, Z" or "Shape", but since it's a typical text feature, most users will expect this in the text tab. For the German speaking users (please don't kill me, Andreas and Johannes): It's almost the same with the changes in writing ss/?: the "new" rule seems to be quite logical at first glance, but in reality, it's harder to use and to read. Usability and ease of use have much to do with intuition, so why not follow the intuition of the users and do the obvious? > > /Andreas Cheers, Christoph
