[Bug 1280274] Re: The control panel includes a switch without description
[Expired for deja-dup (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: deja-dup (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280274 Title: The control panel includes a switch without description To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/1280274/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1280274] Re: The control panel includes a switch without description
"I'm planning to put the search field in that spot of the window in System Settings for PC" You mean that panels won't be able to put a widget there anymore? Déjà Dup is used on non-Ubuntu GNOME systems. But it's easy enough to have some Ubuntu-specific UI changes. The control-center plugin themselves are Ubuntu specific (GNOME upstream forbids 3rd party plugins and in such cases, Déjà Dup uses a standalone window).. So are you saying that I should move the "are automatic backups enabled?" switch from the frame into the main UI on Ubuntu? I'm happy to take such guidance. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280274 Title: The control panel includes a switch without description To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/1280274/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1280274] Re: The control panel includes a switch without description
It's obvious what "Bluetooth OFF/ON" does. But the other two examples demonstrate why I think Gnome designers have taken a wrong turn with this one-big-switch pattern. Often it isn't useful: Why would you want to turn Bluetooth Sharing *and* Personal File Sharing *and* Screen Sharing *and* Media Sharing *and* especially Remote Login off, all at once? Unless you're going into Flight Mode, which is presumably in a different panel and doesn't require you to toggle this switch anyway. And often it isn't understandable: What does it mean for "Search" as a whole to be "off"? Does that hide all search features throughout the OS, from the print dialog to the file manager? The label for the list below suggests (too late, layout-wise) that it's just the search field in the Activities Overview. But what is the point of turning that off anyway? Maybe that switch is useful, but it would need a label to explain why it is. Notwithstanding those problems, if Déjà Dup is used on non-Ubuntu Gnome systems, I understand that you might want to be consistent with those other panels. Meanwhile, though, I'm planning to put the search field in that spot of the window in System Settings for PC. So it's your choice which is more important: being consistent with Gnome on non-Ubuntu systems, or being consistent with the same panel in future Ubuntu versions. I respect your decision either way. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280274 Title: The control panel includes a switch without description To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/1280274/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1280274] Re: The control panel includes a switch without description
That was intentional. The new GNOME designs seem to use one big switch if the panel feature can be turned off or on a whole. Which is what that switch does for Backups (turns automatic backups off or on). The panel label serves as the switch label. https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/Bluetooth https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/Sharing https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/Search Of course ideally, medium term, the panel's new SDK-compatible UI is finished. But for the moment, I'm just using GNOME's designs. Thoughts? ** Changed in: deja-dup (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280274 Title: The control panel includes a switch without description To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/1280274/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
