In the usability mailing list and in the #usability channel on irc.gnome.org we've been discussing dialogs in GNOME and GTK+, and dialog buttons in particular. However, for the most part we are not accessibility experts and we'd like to know if anyone here can give us any input from an accessibility perspective. Here are the issues we've been discussing: Default buttons: The default button is that which is activated when the enter key is pressed, regardless of which widget has the focus. The contentious issue is whether developers should avoid setting a destructive action as the default or whether they should choose the action the user is most likely to want to perform regardless of how destructive it may be. As we've discussed it so far, it's largely a matter of finding a good trade-off between safety and convenience. Default button movement: Currently, when any button on the bottom row of a dialog has the focus it will also become the default. When another widget is selected the default will revert to the original default. Is this behaviour desirable? Should the default ever change? Button layout: Should button layout follow the Windows style of having the action buttons on the left or a more Mac-like style of having action buttons on the right? The former is more consistent with other platforms, the latter generally thought to be more comfortable. Any thoughts? colin _____________________________ ____ rtnl http://rational.cjb.net c z robertson ndirect co uk icq 13294163
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