Re: [Usability] [RFC] Gnumeric Cell Format dialog simplification approach

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Jody Goldberg wrote:

> Subject: Re: [Usability] [RFC] Gnumeric Cell Format dialog simplification


> > I believe there are stock icons for alignments, and they appear to be
> > used in the toolbar buttons (for horizontal alignment), those should
> > work.
>
> Two problems
> 1) Some of the options are gnumeric (ms excel) specific and do not
>     have icons
>     eg
> 	'center across selection'

Is that the same as "distribute evenly"?


> 2) There are no vertical alignment icons, only horizontal
>     GTK_STOCK_JUSTIFY_CENTER
>     GTK_STOCK_JUSTIFY_FILL
>     GTK_STOCK_JUSTIFY_LEFT
>     GTK_STOCK_JUSTIFY_RIGHT

It would be worth adding vertical alignment:  top; middle; bottom; fill.
Dia would use them if they existed.  Would rotated versions of the
existing icons be adequate or would it take a litte more effort than that?

Sincerely

Alan Horkan
http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/