Re: [Usability] Instant Apply Windows

["James M. Cape" <jcape ignore-your tv>]

On Wed, 2002-01-02 at 20:47, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> In the interests of fostering some more direct discussion on the topic, here
> is what I consider to be a reasonable compromise. Please follow up with
> arguments as to why *this particular idea* may be suboptimal, inaccessible,
> unusable, etc.
> 
> [ I don't think it's necessarily perfect, I'd just prefer to see discussion
> on concrete ideas rather than random musings and flame. ]
> 
>   +---------------------------------------+
>   | My Crackrock Settings             _ X |
>   +---------------------------------------+
>   |                                       |
>   |   [ ] Goat-inspired                   |
>   |   [ ] Monkey-inspired                 |
>   |   [ ] Pants-inspired                  |
>   |   [ ] HP-inspired                     |
>   |                                       |
>   |   [ Help ]                 [ Done ]   |
>   |                                       |
>   +---------------------------------------+
> 
> Things to note: available WM buttons, help and done (same style as
> dialogues).
> 
> - Jeff

I'm going to have to agree with auspex (Greg Merchan) on this topic.
Instant-apply windows (dialogs/whatever term you want) shouldn't have
buttons. And I can give you an example of an instant apply window that
would not only look ugly with a "Done" button (or equivalent) on it, but
would feel wrong too:

http://jimbob.myip.org/software/gnomeproxysettings-1.0.tar.gz

(requires recent libgnomeui for 2.0 & deps)

IRC denizens I've been pestering about this will recognize this and can
ignore. :-)

    Jim Cape
    http://www.ignore-your.tv

    "No cause, no God, no abstract idea can justify the mass
     slaughter of innocents."
        -- Edward Said