> "Juergen" == Juergen Spitzmueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Juergen> Can't we do something like this: Add a button with a
Juergen> "?"-Pixmap to toolbar, which is disabled by default. If you
Juergen> click it, it stays clicked unless you click again (like Small
Juergen> Caps).
If we hav
Angus Leeming wrote:
> I have a question of my own about the 'show tooltips' checkbox, or
> '?' pixmap button.
>
> If we plump for the 'show tooltips' checkbox should it have global
> scope? Ie, if activated in one dialog, it should be activated in all?
> Ditto, for turning them off. Very easy to
On Sat, 9 Feb 2002, Herbert Voss wrote:
> Allan Rae wrote:
>
> > Remove both the help popup and the short tooltips. Display the long
> > text in tooltip if we must as I said earlier I prefer the text in the
> > bottom of the dialog.
>
> the layout of these guis look ugly.
So I'm just one voice
Allan Rae wrote:
> On 8 Feb 2002, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > I took a look at the new tooltip scheme, and I find it misleading
> > for several reasons:
> >
> > - if there is no short tooltips, then it should not be possible to
> > select the corresponding option in the dialog's 'help' popup
Allan Rae wrote:
> Remove both the help popup and the short tooltips. Display the long
> text in tooltip if we must as I said earlier I prefer the text in the
> bottom of the dialog.
the layout of these guis look ugly.
Herbert
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On 8 Feb 2002, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> I took a look at the new tooltip scheme, and I find it misleading for
> several reasons:
>
> - if there is no short tooltips, then it should not be possible to
> select the corresponding option in the dialog's 'help' popup.
>
> - the help 'popup' is
On 8 Feb 2002, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > "michael" == michael schmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> michael> Hi, I rather doubt that you need another opinion but here it
> michael> comes. (Actually three opinions :-)
>
> michael> 1. Please don't add any buttons (whatever they are call
> "spitzmue" == spitzmue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
spitzmue> It looks better. We could have a nice pixmap with a question
spitzmue> mark. Actually, radio button was the wrong expression. I
spitzmue> mean a button that keeps clicked, like we have in the
spitzmue> bullets tab in Document.
O
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > "spitzmue" == spitzmue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> spitzmue> My favourite is (similar to Angus'): - In Preferences:
> spitzmue> "Don't show tooltips" checkbox, disabled by default, while
> spitzmue> leaving the short ones in.
>
> What do you mean by ``leavi
> "michael" == michael schmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
michael> Hi, I rather doubt that you need another opinion but here it
michael> comes. (Actually three opinions :-)
michael> 1. Please don't add any buttons (whatever they are called) to
michael> the dialogs (and remove the existing n
> "spitzmue" == spitzmue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
spitzmue> My favourite is (similar to Angus'): - In Preferences:
spitzmue> "Don't show tooltips" checkbox, disabled by default, while
spitzmue> leaving the short ones in.
What do you mean by ``leaving the short ones in''
spitzmue> - In t
Hi,
I rather doubt that you need another opinion but here it comes.
(Actually three opinions :-)
1. Please don't add any buttons (whatever they are called)
to the dialogs (and remove the existing new "help" buttons)
It makes the dialog bigger and more complex; moreover, I can't
imagine
On 8 Feb 2002, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>
> help-> show Tooltips or something else
>
> I understand, but should your choice 'stick' when you quit and restart
> lyx? If it does, it is a pref.
sure, I agree. The only thing what I want to say is, that it
must be easy to find for newbies. and that
My favourite is (similar to Angus'):
- In Preferences: "Don't show tooltips" checkbox, disabled by default,
while leaving the short ones in.
- In the dialog a nice pixmap radio_button_ "Context Help". If someone
presses
it, he gets the tooltip "move your mouse to the appropriate widget to
ge
> "Angus" == Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Angus> Tell me of one other app that has a What's This? functionality
Angus> that sticks! A
A What's This functionality that stinks? I think I can find plenty of
those.
JMarc
On Friday 08 February 2002 2:17 pm, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > "Herbert" == Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Herbert> I thought of something like the layout->bold style:
>
> help-> show Tooltips or something else
>
> Herbert> thats all.
>
> I understand, but should your ch
> "Herbert" == Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Herbert> I thought of something like the layout->bold style:
help-> show Tooltips or something else
Herbert> thats all.
I understand, but should your choice 'stick' when you quit and restart
lyx? If it does, it is a pref.
JMarc
Angus Leeming wrote:
> Personally, I like Jean-Marc's idea of a 'show tooltip' checkbox in every
> dialog, but with global scope. Check it in one dialog and it's checked in
> all. It's turned off by default.
remember that it is easy to turn it off for advanced users, but it's
difficult to tur
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>>"Herbert" == Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>
> Herbert> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>
>>>choice should be done in prefs, and not in each dialog.
>>>
>
>
> Herbert> there is a _main_ topic Help, why do you need the preferences
> Herbert> gui
On Friday 08 February 2002 1:17 pm, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > "Herbert" == Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Herbert> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> >> choice should be done in prefs, and not in each dialog.
>
>
> Herbert> there is a _main_ topic Help, why do you need the pr
> "Angus" == Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Angus> You'd like the short tooltips to disappear. Fine by me. I was
Angus> more concerned with giving people the flexibility to display
Angus> that they want.
Yes, but too much flexibility can be confusing...
Angus> I have a question o
> "Herbert" == Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Herbert> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>> choice should be done in prefs, and not in each dialog.
Herbert> there is a _main_ topic Help, why do you need the preferences
Herbert> gui for the global settings?
You mean it should be a toggl
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> choice should be done in prefs, and not in each dialog.
there is a _main_ topic Help, why do you need the
preferences gui for the global settings?
Herbert
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On Friday 08 February 2002 11:24 am, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> I took a look at the new tooltip scheme, and I find it misleading for
> several reasons:
>
> - if there is no short tooltips, then it should not be possible to
> select the corresponding option in the dialog's 'help' popup.
>
>
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