On 17 Jun 2008, at 08:16, Jacob Beauregard wrote:
I can understand why the GIMP wouldn't have button labels, it takes up more screen real estate than the GIMP would really be able to handle, but I can't understand the justification for Ekiga not having button labels. Can anyone clue me in? Does using tooltips exclusively when screen space isn't exactly limited justifiable? I've filed a bug for Ekiga, because I really don't believe it's justifiable, but I'm getting the whole why not stick with tooltips in response.
FWIW, I agree about Ekikga... I don't see any compelling reason why its buttons couldn't just be a regular toolbar across the top of the window, which followed the global desktop setting for toolbar button labelling by default. That setting could even be overridable in the application as the HIG permits, and in 'text beside icons' mode, that could mean no text at all if the author so desired.
For your GIMP suggestion, what is the problem you are trying to solve? Is it just that you have to wait a fraction of a second for the first tooltip to appear, or something else?
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