Re: [orca-list] Orca preferences dialog redesign

[Krishnakant mane <krmane gmail com>]

In addition the tree like structure is standard in almost all preferences dialogs in other apps.
It is a better way of structuring items which are associated with one category.
Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:52:44AM -0300, José Vilmar Estácio de Souza wrote:
> +1!
>
> Perhaps the functions could be grouped in trees.
> One tree with all functions related to bookmark, one tre with all
> functions related to flat review and etc.
> Thanks.
>
> On 04/24/2012 10:33 AM, aerospace1028 hotmail com wrote:
> > Hello,
> > Something I'd been thinking about suggesting, is trying to group the
> > entries on the "key-bindings" tabe in ogically conected sections.
> >
> > For example:
> > currently the first 6 entries are "bookmark where am i ..." entries,
> > followed by six "go to bookmark ..." entries but then, on my system,
> > there are three extra entries ("perform left mouseclick", "perform
> > "right mouseclick" and "route cursor ...") before six more "add bookmark
> > ..." options and a final "save bookmarks" option. It makes sense, to me,
> > to have all the "bookmark" functions run in a continuous tract.
> >
> > OTHER EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE "flat review" commands.
> > Currently, my keybindings listing looks like:
> >
> > "search for next instance of a string"
> > "speak current flat review character."
> > "phonetically speak the current flat review character"
> > "speaks unicode value of current flat review character."
> > "searc for previous instace of string"
> >
> > I think "next y." and "previous Y." type options should be consecutive
> > in the list whenever it makes sense.
> >
> > Large portions of the flat-review commands are bundled in logical
> > subclusters (all the current characters are together, all the "by word"
> > features seam to be together and the line options appear connected) but
> > not all these sections are connected with each other.
> >
> > I think it would make it easier to find specific bindings to change or
> > add if all the sets of related features were lined up together.
> >
> > Just my opinion:-)
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:56:53 -0400
> > > From: Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com>
> > > To: orca-list gnome org
> > > Subject: [orca-list] Orca preferences dialog redesign
> > > Message-ID: <4F957BC5 8050307 igalia com>
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> > >
> > > Hey all.
> > >
> > > Something I periodically hear is that the Orca Preferences dialog has
> > > far too many options and that it is generally visually displeasing. I've
> > > been wanting to address this for quite some time, but other things keep
> > > coming up. And realistically, I am not a designer. At all.
> > >
> > > Fortunately, Igalia is the gift that keeps on giving. In addition to my
> > > being able to focus on Orca for my DayJob, we have a proper designer
> > > (Felipe) who is going to solve this problem for us.
> > >
> > > Felipe has asked:
> > >
> > > > Before we try to structure the information in a nicer/clearer way, we
> > > > should make sure that we have all the right stuff in. Do you know of
> > > > people having problems with the current dialog? Maybe something that
> > > > needs an extra explanation to be understood? Any use case that is not
> > > > being well served at the moment? Common mistakes?
> > >
> > > So let's come up with all of the items and issues in need of addressing
> > > so Felipe can design a proper GUI for Orca.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance! Take care.
> > > --joanie
> >
> >
> >
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