On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 11:31:34AM -0600, Kevin Carlson wrote: > Two things - one - does bread usually go in the refrigerator???
yes, it keeps longer :) > > Two - I can see the function we're discussing being of use. For example, I > will sometimes need to go in and look at my digital pictures on, say, a > memory card. At least on my camera, they are saved as something like > "101-kakv-0015" or whatever. If I am trying to open one of them, I would > like to be able to figure out what it is that I'm opening. The ability to > right-click and select "preview image" would be really nice. Some programs > have that function (i.e. GIMP has it), while others don't (i.e. a word > processor or similar). > > I can't imagine any reason why you would need to change permissions from an > Open/Save dialog. You would probably be able to read the file in most cases > already, and most of the files you would interact with are probably already > writable, although it is entirely possible that you might run into some that > aren't. Because it's there, it's as simple as that. > Hopefully some of that made sense to someone. Ditto. > > - Kevin Carlson > > On 9/21/07, Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Steeve McCauley wrote: > > > > > I'm sorry, but from a usability point of view, this is not a good > > > example of usability, especially for functionality that is inherent in > > > the api. > > > > Efficiency can be a part of usability but it is not the only factor, > > there are trade offs, and although it is important the primary > > concern is too keep things simple and easy to use in the base case. > > > > Perhaps some of the flexibility you desire can be provided without getting > > in the way or creating choices to confuse ordinary users but you should > > not make assertions like "this is an example of bad usability" only > > because it doesn't fit your specific use case. > > > > To put it as politely as I can. No one is claiming the file chooser is > > perfect but unfounded assumptions are very unhelpful. A more measured and > > moderate tone is also more likely to make people want to help you and see > > if your needs can also be accomdated and that is what you really want > > isn't it? > > > > -- > > Alan > > _______________________________________________ > > Usability mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > > > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability -- Steeve McCauley [EMAIL PROTECTED] :wq http://oneguycoding.com Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein. Book of Proverbs _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
