On Wed, 1 May 2002, Lars Clausen wrote: >> It does look good, but it will be difficult to maintain >>those good looks >> as options inevitably get added. > > True. That can be a bonus, interface-wise: It will > make us think twice before adding more options.
I think we're already at the point. What about settings for the diagram tree? Or the shape editor thingie (I don't have the CVS version, so I don't know what those might be)? Or often requested features, like customizable units, which hopefully Dia will have someday? A single, well layed out dialog would become unwieldly. > Actually, I don't like Gimps prefs dialog. I can never > figure out where the thing I'm wanting to set lives. > What's the difference between Interface, Environment > and Session, and between Display and Monitor? That isn't the fault of the notebook or tree metaphor. That's bad design. What if the proposed dialog was split into 2 pages, Editor and New Diagrams? And additional pages were added for the diagram tree and other functions, as necessary? The current dialog only has 23 options, including the diagram tree pane. That's not a lot nor unreasonable. And I expect the number of reasonable and appropriate settings will grow. I think the problem with the current preferences is that it's poorly organized, it's unattractive, and some of the options are unclear. The proposed dialog fixes these problems, but it limits expansion. I don't think the tabbed dialog should be thrown out too hastily. Rob Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list
