On 21.08.2010 12:03, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote: >> wow... that doesn't seem "intuitive" at all :? > > That's exactly how splitters are used in Delphi.
This doesn't make it a single bit more intuitive, you just don't notice it anymore. This is a common problem in software development. I am a relatively new Lazarus user, I am completely unbiased and I am not contaminated with Delphi knowledge and I have some experience in rigorously testing user interfaces for ergonomics. The splitter usage and behavior is a textbook example of how it should *not* be done, at least not without the UI clearly communicating to the user *why* it is suddenly deviating from *anything* that could be considered "expected behavior" in such an extreme way. This is not meant as a rant, this is meant as useful unbiased user feedback. Bernd -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
