On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 04:12:09PM -0300, Mariano Suárez-Alvarez wrote: > > > > The Add/Remove buttons are for Bookmarks (Places). Select a folder > > in the file list, hit Add and you have a new entry. I added all > > my bookmarks through file dialogs, as it is when using them, I > > noticed the palces I need frequently. One could argue adding/removing > > could be done with drag and drop and/or context menus. There's a > > discoverability problem, but it looks like that's the case with the > > buttons, too, strange as it might seem. > > You -can- drag and drop folders from the list to the bookmarks list.
I know. Didn't express myself well here. What I mean: One could argue that there shouldn't be buttons, leaving only drag and drop (perhaps optionally also context menus for adding and removing). > The good thing about the buttons is that the user can hover the pointer > on them and get tooltips. It doesn't exactly speak for the buttons if a user feels compelled to read the tooltips. But yeah, they are very visible and obviously have to be good for something ;) -- Thorsten Wilms Thorwil's Creature Illustrations: http://www.printfection.com/thorwil _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
