Re: [Usability] New "Add to panel" dialog

[Vidar Braut Haarr <vhaarr+usability gmail com>]

On 10/20/05, Manu Cornet <Manu Cornet gmail com> wrote:
> I have been working on a new version of the "add to panel" dialog, for
> the Ubuntu distro. This dialog is already available by default in the
> new Ubuntu "Breezy Badger" version.

What immediately strikes me about this dialog is how much it resembles
Nautilus viewing a folder in icon mode.

"Don't reimplement the wheel."

Lets say this whole thing was made into a special location
("applets:///" or whatever), what would we miss from your proposed
dialog here if we moved to using Nautilus?

* The "Icon Text" field nr. 1 (Nautilus setting) could be set to show
meta-data: Description by default for this folder.
* Double-clicking, dragging, pressing Enter would add the applet(s).

What would be missing is:
* A clear "Add" button.
* A "Help" button.

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Vidar Braut Haarr
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