Re: [Usability] Readonly indicator in window title (gedit)

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004, markus hammer wrote:

> > When updating gedit to comply with HIG2 about the indication of modified
> > files, I've come across another problem: indicating readonly files.


> > 1. Leave it as it is, put up with ugly code duplication and
> > inconsistancy, and extra translation string.
> >
> > 2. Change both to be RO
> >
> > 3. Change both to be (readonly)
> >
> > 4. $(Your brilliant idea here)
>
> my number 4:
>
> http://kunstradio.at/TEMP/mockupgedit.png
>
> 1st variant is an editor without tabs

Gedit doesn't currently allow you to take out the tabs as far as I know.
If you take out the tabs the last thing you want to do is have a bar
wasting space only to tell you such non-essential information as the
document being read only.

Put it in the status bar and say "Read Only" instead of write protected
and it could work.

I think a lock icon on its own would be enough though, and it could be
made clickable to show a dialog containing more detailed
protection/permsission information.

> 2nd variant is the tab variant

this works

> important to say: both use the stock nautilus nowriteemblem, so the user
> has a clue of consistency.

using the stock emblems, I'm liking this a lot.

Sincerely

Alan Horkan

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