On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 03:32:29PM +1000, Allan Rae wrote:
> > the checkboxes for one. ugly and unthemeable. and the menus. and the rest.
>
> A checkbox is checkbox is a checkbox. Whether it's a diamond or a
> circle or a whatever. I don't get this complaint at all. So it looks
> different to your favourite toolkits radio-button? Should all
> toolkits have radio buttons that look the same?
you've missed the point. A checkbox is a checkbox is a checkbox. A radio
button is another thing altogether. Most toolkits have visual clues for
telling the difference.
You can bristle about "goldfish" a little more if you like, but these little
clues add up to a smoother UI experience. Every little unclear thing and niggle
take time to learn: we want to avoid unnecessarily shallow learning curves,
and this stuff /does/ affect it.
ok, I'm in a bad mood ...
john
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"Unless everyone else on earth is attending meetings I haven't been told
about."
- /. paranoia at its finest
