Jürgen and others,
Some time ago I posted my desire to remove the text_warning areas in the Xforms
dialogs. You (Jürgen) replied then that:
> I have spent a lot of time in implementing this "power user" stuff (ability to
> enter length directly without the choices). Please think twice before removing.
So I would like to proceed with my original idea in my new Xforms-dialog-layouts,
by implementing the following:
1) power input is still allowed; i.e. adding units into the input fields.
2) invalid input turns the background color of the corresponding input field into
red, instead of posting a message in the text_warning area.
As a test example, I have attached how this may look like in the graphics dialog
(the text_warning is still there in the example, but that should then go!)
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Simply turning the background color of the input field red, is enough indication
to the user that the input is somehow wrong.
We don't need to give full explanation why/where/what is going wrong, because after
all, this style of input is for power-users, who are familiar with what they are doing.
"Powerless-users" should type a regular value here and select the unit from the choice
menu.
Shall I proceed with this?
Thanks,
Rob.
