Jean-Marc Lasgouttes writes: > Yes, please do not add tooltips that merely repeat what the interface > already makes clear. I think that, while the longer helps texts are > useful, short tooltips will often be stupid.
Yes, I know. I try to take this into account (actually, with tooltips switched off by default this isn't that annoying). > What we could have is long/verbose tooltips which appear with a right > mouse click. The choice Angus has implemeted is not too bad, too. > On this subject, please read > http://www.iarchitect.com/stupid.htm#STUPID16 > > Actually, the whole 'interface hall of shame is interesting'. It has > also something on nested tabfolders :) I read it recently. Very funny (and enlighting), especially the comments on MS gui design ;-) The tabfolder comments are very valid. Indeed one row of tabfolders (combined with a "sidebar" as in most KDE and GNOME apps) should be enough. Juergen.
