Hmm, I hope you are right. Still, I think Rename, Change, Change would
improve self-description.
But, it's your program :)
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Milan Bouchet-Valat <email address hidden> wrote:
> OK, if that's the length of the name I see the problem. I'll fix that
> before the release, that's not as trivial as it may seem but is
> definitely not hard to fix. ;-)
>
> I don't like the idea of changing the label to "Rename" because since
> it's more specific, it will break the similarity between all those
> buttons. In the current design, you immediately see that these buttons
> all refer to the data that is on the same line. If we were to change the
> label to "Rename", we would have to find specific descriptions for every
> field, and the idea is to add more fields - eventually the dialog would
> get harder to read. Since there's only the name on the first button's
> line, I think people will understand - if they are not sure, it's just a
> click away, not a big deal.
>
> --
> users-admin : Scrolling through list resizes listbox
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/514298
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>
> When I scroll through the user list, the listbox resizes. This looks _extremely_ unprofessional and ought to be fixed.
> What's even more interesting is that it does it needlessly. I scroll onto root from my own account and it gets wider (!).
>
> Another thing, the symmetry on the right is nice, but it's really not good for naming. Instead of Edit for all three (not very specific), put 'Rename' for the name and 'Change' for the other two. The first has no label so it's not clear what it is initially, and there's no such thing as 'editing' an Account Type, since it's a list of options not a big, configurable thing. One could argue for editing a password, but nobody uses English that way, they say 'change my password'.
>
> Also, 'Help' and 'Close' are a few pixels squished in from the sides and don't align with anything else. It looks weird. :)
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Hmm, I hope you are right. Still, I think Rename, Change, Change would
improve self-description.
But, it's your program :)
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Milan Bouchet-Valat <email address hidden> wrote: /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 514298 system- tools” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ gnome-system- tools/+ bug/514298/ +subscribe
> OK, if that's the length of the name I see the problem. I'll fix that
> before the release, that's not as trivial as it may seem but is
> definitely not hard to fix. ;-)
>
> I don't like the idea of changing the label to "Rename" because since
> it's more specific, it will break the similarity between all those
> buttons. In the current design, you immediately see that these buttons
> all refer to the data that is on the same line. If we were to change the
> label to "Rename", we would have to find specific descriptions for every
> field, and the idea is to add more fields - eventually the dialog would
> get harder to read. Since there's only the name on the first button's
> line, I think people will understand - if they are not sure, it's just a
> click away, not a big deal.
>
> --
> users-admin : Scrolling through list resizes listbox
> https:/
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “gnome-
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools
>
> When I scroll through the user list, the listbox resizes. This looks _extremely_ unprofessional and ought to be fixed.
> What's even more interesting is that it does it needlessly. I scroll onto root from my own account and it gets wider (!).
>
> Another thing, the symmetry on the right is nice, but it's really not good for naming. Instead of Edit for all three (not very specific), put 'Rename' for the name and 'Change' for the other two. The first has no label so it's not clear what it is initially, and there's no such thing as 'editing' an Account Type, since it's a list of options not a big, configurable thing. One could argue for editing a password, but nobody uses English that way, they say 'change my password'.
>
> Also, 'Help' and 'Close' are a few pixels squished in from the sides and don't align with anything else. It looks weird. :)
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https:/
>