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List:       gnome-components
Subject:    Re: Bonobo requires a new toolbar widget.
From:       Miguel de Icaza <miguel () gnu ! org>
Date:       2000-01-30 16:06:51
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> I think this is a really bad idea. It suffers the same problems as having
> a notebook with scrolling tabs. Toolbars are supposed to provide
> quick access to often-used features, so you don't have to navigate the
> menus for them. So, yes. having the toolbar be too big is a problem.
> Solving it by hiding the items somewhere else is not the solution though.
> 
> If your toolbar is too big for your window, it simply means your UI
> design isn't all that great, and you better rethink some of it.

Well, if we go the direction Nat has suggested, then we definetly
should work towards implementing the Office 2000 Toolbars.

They do have a button that lets the user add or remove buttons that
belong to a category for example.

Miguel.


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