hello NetVicious! on Friday, March 5, 2004, 4:27:40 PM, you wrote: >> no - i just told about my very personal opinion, that such >> complex preferences dialogues should be made with radio buttons >> instead of drop-down lists.. N> The problem it's the size of the window. you can solve that problem in other ways..
N> Combo-boxes are used to save visual space. The problem should be the N> software you're using to "read" the windows. isn't that a bit ignorant. user interfaces are about ergonomics. ergonomics is about making something usable for humans. because you can't easily update humans (yet ;) ) you should adjust the software. IMHO, the preferences panel, although much better than the old one, is - a mess. have a look at options|preferences|system - a mishmash; i mean what is "system" in a mail reader anyway? ok, setting the message base path is "system" - but auto-completition? and using system sounds? and the font in the folder tree? options|preferences|applications - yes, that belongs to system - but has it's own page.. and character sets - system.. and system keys? ;)) i think someone at ritlabs should sit down and reorganize the preferences panel completely. someone who used opera until 6.x (if i remember correctly) knows, how terrible a messy preferences panel is - and what a relief came with opera 7.. i wish i could have that feeling with the bat. and a last argument - how often do we read (or ask ;) ) "i want THAT feature in the bat" - and how often is the answer "go to "Options|Prferences|Obscure" and there you can toggle it!"? PAT -- PGP fingerprint: DAC6 2FDA 1ED7 AD55 BD1F 5142 3D5F 72BF ________________________________________________________ Current beta is (none) | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
