Re: [Usability] [feature]Show selected files in grid.

2009-03-17 Thread Dokuro
so if i am on my docs folder smartags could allow me to just see text docs or spread sheets or web pages or pictures based on what the folder has in it! that would be really nice but the selection should be very visible so that you always know that nautilus is showing you just pdfs at the moment...

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Kirk Bridger wrote: > Hi Vadim, > > Here are my thoughts. > > 1 - is it important that the user know which setting is currently active? > If so then having this dropdown always visible would be a good thing. If > not, then it adds up to visual clutter. > I woul

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Kirk Bridger
Hi Vadim, Here are my thoughts. 1 - is it important that the user know which setting is currently active? If so then having this dropdown always visible would be a good thing. If not, then it adds up to visual clutter. 2 - if the user doesn't need to know the current value of the setting,

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 5:26 PM, anthony wrote: > Yeah !! Dust theme is the best ;) > > What do the profiles provide ? > Preferences profiles, so that a user can apply a different set of settings. I think the use case for needing to change them quickly was the delay on screenshots options - som

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Ah sorry, I was suggested to show a live example The program is this: http://shutter-project.org/ and is already available for download. ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Could anyone offer any input on this? Thank you! On 3/12/09, Vadim Peretokin wrote: > > Hi! > > I have a usability question. An application I'm on the developer team for > benefits extensively from different preferences settings, so it allows the > user to make 'profiles' and change them on-the-

Re: [Usability] [feature]Show selected files in grid.

2009-03-17 Thread Jasir Alavi
Hi, Moissant Anthony wrote: Interesting, but do a bookmark have to be visible only when you're into a > specific folder ? In what cases ? And how present it in order to be clear > for the user, how will him/her make the difference between dynamic bookmark > and classic bookmarks ? > Let me clari

Re: [Usability] [feature]Show selected files in grid.

2009-03-17 Thread Jasir Alavi
sorry, that was sent before i completed this is something that i had always thought of. Apart from the normal places/bookmarks on the side pane of the file manager, it would be great to let leach folder have it's own set of bookmarks. eg you are at ~/ebooks/math how it looks with sidepane now:

Re: [Usability] [feature]Show selected files in grid.

2009-03-17 Thread Jasir Alavi
this is something that i had always thought of. Apart from the normal places/bookmarks on the side pane of the file manager, it would be great to let leach folder have it's own set of bookmarks. eg you are at ~/ebooks/math how it looks with sidepane now: == = side