On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 21:01 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > 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).
There are context menu items for adding and removing bookmarks. Context menus are an advanced-user thing, and the UI should be usable without recourse to them; the HIG is explicit about this, iirc. > > 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 ;) I cannot come up with any alternatives (that do not include having users read user docs...) Maybe you can? One thing that I do find very awkward is having the Add button under the bookmarks list, while it'd be more naturally named 'Add Bookmark' and be placed under the folder list. -- m -- Mariano Suárez-Alvarez http://www.gnome.org/~mariano _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
