Re: gEDA-dev: Patches for x_fileselect.c, "discard_changes" bug,separate button ordering patch

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2-at-NOSPAMcam_dot_ac_dot_uk>]

On Tue, 2006-09-05 at 23:22 -0400, Ales Hvezda wrote:

[snip]

> >Also, a patch which re-orders the buttons on the File->Open and
> >File->SaveAs dialogs, so the affermative action is on the right hand
> >side. (More Gnome HIG compliant)
> >
> 
> 	I am not going to apply this patch at this point in time, mainly
> because historically gschem has all of its dialog buttons in the following
> order: [ OK/Action ] [ Cancel ].   I don't want some dialog boxes having
> a different order.  If all of them change, then I _might_ consider it (if
> enough gEDA/gaf users agree that such a change really improves usability).

Ok... I'm glad I resisted the temptation to "fix" the button order in
the same patch as the "Discard Changes" button.

I realised that gschem users might have a transition period where they
have to think before hitting "Cancel" or "Save", unlearning the old
dialogs, so appreciated you might not want it applied.

Depending on how familiar with Gnome apps our new users are, dialog
button ordering may be one of those issues which just helps ease them
into the app. I see your point about consistency, and agree that all
ought to be changed at once.

We don't actually use Gnome on our resource CD, so there isn't a massive
motivation for us to make all the dialogs HIG compliant yet.


Regards

Peter Clifton




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